Aspiring & Abstract Art: 3-4 Year Olds

Art is inspiring for all ages. Encourage 3-4 year olds to explore their creativity by introducing new materials with supervision and at the discretion of what each unique child can handle. This can be fun and very messy! Encouraging anything and everything that the child creates is important, letting them know that you are interested in what they have made even if you don't understand it or they can't fully explain it. 

Materials: multi-colored pack of construction paper, coloring and activity books, crayons, washable markers, tape, stickers, glue sticks or liquid school glue, glitter, variety of washable paints (watercolor, puff, tempera), scissors.

Activity ideas: introduce 1 coloring and sticker sheet at a time, create an extended canvas by pulling out paper from an easel roll and taping it down on the table or the floor, take time to relax and do art with little ones.

Pro-tips: dedicated time and space for art, consider purchasing an easel, look for coloring books that have 100+ pages and sticker books with many sheets and varieties, try not to stress about the mess, encourage children to take responsibility for cleaning up their art area and do this with them as an incentive to continue doing fun and unique art projects.