The excitement never gets old when you work with Kindergartners to create art. From process art to simple clay projects, here are 13+ Kindergarten art project ideas.
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Over the years, we have found that the best preschool and Kindergarten art projects combine process art, experimentation and projects broken down by days with different stopping points.
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DRAWING FROM OBSERVATION – put out that mirror and see what happens.
PRINTMAKING – stamping is a great way to create unique paper or add extra details.
RESIST – crayons or oil pastels are a great way to make young children’s drawings stand out before painting
COLLAGE – With all the technology used at a young age, children lack fine motor skills such as cutting and gluing. We love dumping the scrap box on the floor to see what they will make without an end product in mind.
ART TEACHER TIP: Remember, art is about the process, not the final product, so have fun creating!
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Primary Color Collages
Explore the art of Mondrian with your Kindergartners. Then use his art as inspiration to create fun collages and stamped black lines.
Stamp toilet paper rolls to create a cool heart shape. This Kindergarten art lesson is a great one-day art project for Valentine's Day or Mother's Day.
This is the perfect art activity that finally encourages children to mix those playdough colors. Create a simple color wheel by mixing the primary colors.
This is not your average paper plate flower art lesson. Stipple on the plate, color mix on a coffee filter and mix different colored paints to create green stems.
Take a dot on a walk to create an interesting composition that kids can color with crayons. If you want to take this art lesson a step further, you could use paint or add different patterns to the shapes created.
As a former art teacher, artist and mom, Erin knows how important expressing your creativity is. Even the youngest children can enjoy the process of artmaking with their families.
