PDF Art Suggestions for Preschoolers

ART SUGGESTIONS FOR PRESCHOOLERS

Note: teachers should always experiment with an art activity before using it with preschoolers.

USING CRAYONS

Use jumbo size crayons, blank 12" x 18" manila paper or newsprint. Melt scrap crayons in muffin tin at 250 degrees to make "crayon chunks." Paper may be placed over screen wire, corrugated cardboard, wallpaper samples, sandpaper, or various fabrics to make texture pictures or "rubbings" Try Chubbi-Stumps, an imported wax crayon available from Childcraft. Try Chunk-o-Crayon, a multi-colored crayon available from Milton Bradley. Materials to color on: Styrofoam meat trays, butcher paper, large paper bags, paper plates.

USING TEMPERA

For easel painting, provide long handled brushes (3/4" bristles), tempera in three to six different colors, 18" x 24" newsprint. Add a small amount of liquid starch or liquid soap to tempera and water to thicken. To spatter paint, provide a box with screen wire, toothbrush or vegetable brush, tempera or white shoe polish, construction paper, leaf, flower, other nature objects, or designs or shapes cut from paper.

Make finger paint by mixing liquid starch and dry tempera.

For string painting, provide yarn or string, tempera, construction or art paper. Fold paper in half; dip 12' string into paint, leaving enough clean string to hold onto. Lay the sting on half the paper. Fold paper over and press.

Use various gadgets such as sponges, spools, vegetables, Q-tips, bottle caps, forks, etc. Make a stamp pad with a sponge or felt adding tempera and water to the pad. Child presses gadget into pad and stamps on paper.

For straw painting child needs paper straws, paper and tempera and water mixture. With a medicine dropper or plastic squeeze bottle, drop a few drops of liquid tempera on paper. Blow through straw to make a design.

Materials to paint on: Manila art paper, 12 x 18", newsprint, construction paper, classified section of newspaper, butcher paper, and many others.

USING PASTE OR GLUE

For patch pasting, provide different shapes cut from colored construction paper. Child makes design or picture by pasting pieces on construction or art paper.

Sand or grit painting requires sand or grits, paper, and glue. Child puts paste or glue on art paper where he/she wants design to be. Sprinkle from shaker, sand or grits (these may be colored). Shake off loose particles back into a container.

Break eggshells into very small pieces. Child will make picture with glue and eggshell, similar to a mosaic. Eggshells may be colored ahead of time or painted by the child. Make designs with glue from squeeze bottles or by dripping from small spoons. Provide cardboard or heavy paper. Glue may be colored with temperas.

Collage Materials: Many kinds of seeds; textures such as fabrics, feathers, yarn, cotton balls, scrap carpet, fur, felt, ribbon, etc.; colored straws or toothpicks; buttons; cereals; pet foods, such as bird sees, rabbit pellets, sunflower seed; and nature items appropriate to the season.

FINGER PAINTING

Use commercial or homemade finger paint, slick finish paper, and smocks. Try a cellulose base wallpaper paste with water and tempera added for finger painting. Liquid starch with tempera added makes finger paint. Ivory Soap Flakes mixed with water (tempera added if desired) makes finger painting with soap. Try commercial cold cream for finger painting. Finger paint in Cafeteria trays. When child is finished, press paper over tray and take up the print. Homemade Finger paint: 1 ? 12oz. box of Faultless starch

Equal quantity of Ivory flakes, 2 cups cold Water and tempera for color

MODELING

Play Dough: 1-cup flour, ? cup salt, 1 cup water, 1 tbs. Cooking oil, 2 tsp. Cream of Tartar, food coloring. Cook for three minutes, drop on wax paper and knead. Store in an air tight bag. Sawdust Modeling Dough: 5 scant cups sawdust, 1 generous cup wheap paste, 4-5 cups water to right consistency for modeling. Child forms own object, let try to take home. May be painted if desired.

USING WOOD

Soft wood scraps with different size nails, hammer, wooden wheels, spools, dowels, bottle caps, paints, and glue provide creative opportunities. Assorted shapes of wood are available by the sack at some stores. These shapes with glue may be used to create designs on wood base. Paint if desired. Toothpick sculpture requires round toothpicks, glue, and a 4" x 5" scrap of wood or corrugated cardboard for base. Child stacks toothpicks with glue in abstract design.

USING YARN

Use several lengths and colors of yarn. Let child create design with glue on cardboard or construction paper. Use tarn for stringing macaroni, straws, beads, etc. Dull pointed tapestry needles and heavy cotton tarn may be used on burlap, wide meshed potato or onion sacks or plastic hardware cloth. Stretch between embroidery hoops if desired.

USING CHALK

Use on dampened construction paper or paper towels. Dip chalk in buttermilk and paint on manila art paper. Use solution of two parts sugar to one part water. Lay short lengths of chalk into this solution and soak for at least 10 minutes before using. Use with shelf paper or glazed paper. Spray chalk pictures with hairspray if desired.

COLORED TISSUE PAPER

Let child cut out or tear color tissue (or you may have tissue pre-cut.) With a wide brush, apply liquid starch to cover cardboard, construction paper, or manila paper. Place tissue paper in desired design, Starch will serve as an adhesive. Brush over picture with starch when it is finished to give a muted effect.

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