Earlier this week, I shared a glimpse inside Christmas School, including the 10 topics that we cover and 10 recommended books to accompany the unit study. Today, I’m going to share a closer look at one of the hands-on activities—Christmas Fingerprint Art! Benefits of Making Fingerprint Art I absolutely love fingerprint art, as it is easy…
Art Project for Kindergarten
Looking for the perfect art project for kindergarten? Search no further—this project has it all! Soap carving is a wonderful activity for young children, offering a range of benefits beyond just the fun of creating with their hands. While your child is carving their soap, they will be: Developing fine motor skills Flexing their creativity…
Loose Parts Art Activity For Preschoolers
I took my preschooler to our local art museum this month. He’s been to museums before, but this time there was a noticeable interest and preference for the sculptures, that outweighed the paintings on exhibit. I took the opportunity to encourage my preschooler to think about the materials used, proportions, and where to stand so we could…
Process Art for Preschoolers
The combination of gross motor movement and large process art is a winning combination. This particular process art for preschoolers activity gave my little one two hours of active play and creative exploration. That’s two whole magical hours spent outside painting and moving. The best part about this process art project is that gets children out of…
Optical Illusions for Kids to Make
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Ticonderoga. All opinions are 100% mine. My kids are all about optical illusions right now. And why wouldn’t they be?! They are so cool! While they are fun to look at, I thought it would also be neat to try to create some of…
Finger Painting Ideas
No childhood is complete without some good, old-fashioned, messy, squishy, colourful finger painting. And with winter holidays just beginning, I thought it was a great time to share some wonderful finger painting ideas with you. Trust me, the paint will wash away in no time (well, perhaps a little time) but the memories will stay…