Best Preschool Painting Activities
This roundup of painting activities has some of the best opportunities to get creative with your preschooler. With so many easy options for setups, painting activities just got a whole lot easier to provide.
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Get your paint on! Provide an outlet for kids to express emotions, build imagination, and use fine motor skills.
Here are just a few more examples of how early skills are being used during play with paints.
- Fine motor - holding brushes, making strokes across the canvas or material
- Creative - choosing colors, watching designs immerge spontaneously
- Language - talking about the process, naming colors
- Science - mixing paint colors, making shapes, exploring space
- Sensory - experiencing scents, colors and textures
Interesting painting experiences engage early childhood skills in ways that complement other art activities, like coloring with crayons and markers, making crafts, and working with playdough.
This post has awesome ideas to get you started on your creative adventure.
Activities are sorted into two categories - 'Everyday activities' and 'Holiday activities'. Some holiday ideas - such as the pumpkin puzzle and Valentine stencil - can easily be altered to fit a different theme or season.
From mixing paint colors to creating a process art masterpiece, there are lots of different ways to get the creative juices flowing.
How to setup kids painting activities
Painting with kids is much easier when you're prepared. Naturally some activities will be messier than others, but with a little preparation, even these can be a win for you and the kids.
This post explains how to make painting with preschoolers fun and easy.
Now that your space is prepped and the kids are suited up, it's time to grab some inspiration.
NOTE: Keep in mind that any activity with early learners is about the process and not the result. Support interest and participation by welcoming kids to engage with materials their own ways.
Choose the activity that fits the time and space you have available today. Then try something different tomorrow!
Everyday painting activities
Recycled Containers Paint Tools
Holiday painting activities
Egg Carton Easter Painting Activity
Pumpkin Picture with Craft stick Painting Tool
Halloween Spider Web Marble Painting
Painted Egg Cups Christmas Garland
Interacting with colorful paints results in valuable learning opportunities.
These ideas will jump start painting experiences for your little learners. Be prepared to add some messy - I mean awesome! - fun to your daily routine.
Are you ready to get your paint on?
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