painting

DIY fingerprint paint pads and bugs

We love making fingerprint bugs and flowers and now we have a new fingerprint pad to help the process run more smoothly!

Drip-drop nature painting in preschool

Along with new growth comes an invitation to spend our morning hunting for different colors of nature and creating our own drip-drop nature paintings.

Beautiful butterfly fold-overs

Our children love to create fold-over paintings. So it was no surprise that they all really enjoyed making these beautiful butterfly fold-overs to decorate our classroom.

Our names in watercolor

A child’s name is very special and this simple watercolor activity turned out to be a fun and colorful way for our students to focus on the letters in their name.

Bright and beautiful water bottle flower painting in preschool

Painting up bright and beautiful flowers with a water bottle and a fork! A super simple and yet amazing way to put a little spring on the art wall!

Flower painting at the easel

My class did such an amazing job exploring this flower painting process at the easel that I just can’t help but share our latest experience!

Musical Chairs Art: inspired by The Artful Parent (and give-away)

The beautiful book “The Artful Parent” inspired this fun activity – Musical Chairs Painting!

Simple but beautiful abstract rainbow paintings

After reading the book “A Rainbow of My Own” the children explored the process of making these beautiful but simple abstract rainbows!

14 fun flower activities for preschoolers

Here are 14 fun flower activities that you can explore with your preschoolers.

National dental health month: Let’s brush our teeth!

Our students enjoyed National Dental Day through two super fun hands-on tooth brushing centers and a visit from the dentist!

Painting with mittens

A fun way to change up the painting process is by offering different materials to paint with. We’ve had fun painting with mittens this week.

Creating art with lines

Taping paintbrushes and crayons together creates a unique art experience while exploring lines in preschool.

String art for preschool

We brought some creative art into our recent exploration of measurement and length with string art!

Lemon drop painting

Surely there is nothing that could brighten a cold winter day more than lemon drop painting. Come and see how we brightened our day with Lemon Drop Painting and more!

Valentine’s day themed art can be as simple as printmaking with paper hearts. With just a few materials that are readily found around your home or classroom, your children can create beautiful heart-shaped prints.