Process art community helpers

Try this process art exploration for a sensory rich painting experience. Perfect art lesson for your preschool Fire Safety Theme.

Have you tried this yet? Tape paint brushes to a child's dress-up construction hat. Add paint and an upright easel (you can tape paper to a wall, or use an actual easel). At first, they mostly concentrated on wearing the hat, while simultaneously using their hands to control the brushes. Ayden even took off his hat, and just used his hands at first. The hats kept slipping off, so it was necessary to keep both hands on their hat while painting. Two different approaches to making marks. I had…

Add some process art to your community helpers theme with fire truck painting. Easy and fun for toddlers ... and preschoolers!

20 SHARES Share This! Save This! When you’re looking for arts and crafts activities for your Community Helpers preschool theme, you don’t need hundreds of amazing ideas. You just need five amazing ideas that you can take into your preschool classroom and immediately put into action. You only need one art and craft per day, …

An assortment of engaging activities that will grow your preschoolers knowledge and fine motor skills by incorporating the roles of community helpers.

One of my favorite process art invitations from Meredith of @homegrownfriends book Art Play! is Magic Drawing Cars. It is such a great mixture of action and process art that always engages children. For more of her amazing ideas check out this previous blog post! Before doing art reading the story Love is a Truck by Amy Novesky (Author), Sara Gillingham (Illustrator) is a sweet book to read with Valentine's day approaching. From dump trucks to ice cream trucks, this rhythmic ode to trucks is…

What's a unique way to paint with kids? You must try this toddler art activity with hammers! It's a cool way to mix colors and create!

I just got back from the California AEYC Conference where I delivered workshops on “Art, Literacy & Brain Development.” The handouts from th...

A Community Helpers Doctor Theme that includes preschool lesson plans, activities and Interest Learning Center ideas for your Preschool Classroom!

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If you want to know the true value of process art then this activity is for you! I have never seen my kids delight over an art project quite like this one. I first saw this amazing idea from my friend Ann over at My Nearest and Dearest, and I thought her idea was brilliant. Whatcontinue reading...

Painting with Tools is a fun process art activity for toddlers and preschoolers to explore colors and prints.

Paper Plate Police Car - Kid Craft

Grab those colorful toy gears during your next robot, construction, or clock theme in your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. Click on the Fun-A-Day.com link for more information about this unique process art experience.

This community helpers preschool theme is filled with book suggestions, hands-on activities, and project ideas for lots of early learning fun.

Police officers are community helpers that help keep the whole community and us safe. They protect people, and they help provide peace and order. They implement the law and rescue us when we are in trouble. Children will love exploring police officers with these ten crafts that will introduce them to this wonderful job.

Looking for a unique way to get your toddlers excited about art and construction? Check out these five construction art projects they'll love creating!

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