Exploring symmetry is a fun way to see math and art working together. My son is very mathematically inclined and whenever I can show him how patterns and systems can also be artistic (such as in our tessellations activity), he is becomes much more interested in art projects. Symmetry art projects are easy! All you need…
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Art and Craft Activities
We love EASY art and craft projects! You won't find any complicated projects here so if it's something simple you want, you've come to the right place. Some of our favorites include:
It Doesn’t Get More Fun than Apple Printing
Today we did a fun kids’ apple craft: apple printing. This is such a classic fall art project. If you’ve never tried it, now is the time! All you need is a piece of fruit and a little (or a lot) of paint. We had a great time and it was nice project for some…
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Little Blue & Little Yellow Activity
This is a really easy kid activity to go with Leo Leonni’s Little Blue and Little Yellow, (affiliate link) a delightful book about color mixing. It’s so easy you don’t really need much in the way of instructions. All I did was cut a few cellophane shapes out of blue and yellow cellophane which Kiddo played around…
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Simple Themed Art Project: Shiny
We’ve been engaged in some unplugged fun lately and I find a great way to approach an art project session with Kiddo is to pick a simple theme and center our attentions around that theme. This week we chose “shiny” and “blue” art. We started with a visit to the art store down the street where…
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Art Project: Collage Book
My son is showing an interest in birds but he’s not drawing them yet so I thought it would be fun art project to help him create his own bird book using magazine cut outs for a collage project. First we read the book, Birdsongs and I asked Kiddo if he would like to make…
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Sorting Pom Poms Into Egg Cartons
Mom is slightly behind on the Unplugged Project of the week, but today she managed to get out the egg cartons — the theme of the week. Kiddo has not been very interested in art this week and Mom is not into crafts which suggest that Kiddo make something familiar out of materials. He has…
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No-Mess Toddler Activity: “Color Smushing”
A really easy, mess-free sensory activity for toddlers that also teaches color to kids is color bag mixing, or what I like to call “Color Smushing.” What you need: ziploc-style bags (as many as you want) red, blue and yellow tempera paint paint brush and paper (for optional painting afterwards) enthusiastic toddler or preschooler (essential)…
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