Preschool Art

I am a type A, color inside the lines type of mom, but even I enjoy preschool art. I have learned to relax, and focus on process, not the final product. I am often surprised by children’s inventiveness.

I have a “junk box” in our schoolroom where I put old cereal boxes, plastic containers, toilet paper rolls, and scraps of fabric. Here is a boat my son made out of a shoebox, straw, and plastic cup:

Provide your children with oversized t-shirts to use as art smocks, and teach them to place an old sheet on the floor and clean up after themselves.

Here are some Tips for Setting up an Art Center:

Keep supplies easily accessible, but have your child ask for permission to use materials such as paint, glue and glitter.

Provide different types of paper, such as butcher paper, computer paper, construction paper, tissue paper, doilies, envelopes, finger paint paper, manila paper, newspaper, paper plates, roll paper, sand paper, and wrapping paper.

You may also want to keep the following available:

• cardboard boxes
• cardboard tubes
• tempera paint
• water colors
• brushes
• sponges
• chalk
• markers
• crayons
• colored pencils
• stencils
• erasers
• paint chips
• feathers
• glue
• sequins
• glitter
• beads
• buttons
• pompons
• google eyes
• fabric
• scissors
• tape
• yarn
• ribbon
• empty spools of thread

My children also like using the hole punch and stapler with my help and supervision.

Next, look for a fun art activity.

Additional Teaching Tips and Ideas

Here are some tips and ideas for teaching:

Preschool math,
Preschool writing,
Preschool reading,
Preschool science, and
Preschool physical education.

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