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Complete Guide to Process Art for Preschoolers

February 3, 2023

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When you think back to your own art education as a child, what do you remember? Are the memories positive? Do you remember feeling like you were "good at art?" Did you feel the freedom to express yourself and be creative? Do you remember feeling joy and the excitement of experimenting and making new discoveries? Or are your memories more negative? Did you feel pressure to have your art look a certain way? Did you feel like classmates were "better"…

Pop Art Flowers- Process Art for Kids

May 31, 2020

I love Pop Art for so many reasons. Its bright, its fun and its easily accessible for kids. Kids love the bright, bold colors, the recognizable pop culture objects and the similarities to comics and cartoons. Pop art has always been my favorite type of art to teach to my elementary students and I thought I'd give it a go with my preschoolers for U Ready Kids Camp flower week. Andy Warhol has a beautiful series of hibiscus flower silkscreen…

Salad Spinner Spin Art

March 29, 2020

Here’s a fun process art activity to do with the kiddos using paper, paint and a salad spinner. One of the best parts about this lesson is the mess stays contained making for easy clean-up!⁣ HOW TO:⁣ 1️⃣Trace the salad spinner basket onto a piece of paper (card stock if you have it) and cut out the circle. ⁣ 2️⃣Squirt several different colors of paint close to the center of the circle. Try quarter-sized blobs or squirt the paint into…