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Family Tree Invitation to Create Process Art Experience

September 10, 2016

This cute Family Tree invitation to create process art experience is absolutely perfect for your next Friends & Family theme! 
collage of process art images with text overlay: Family Tree Invitation to Create with Mother Goose TimeThis post may contain affiliate links which means I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you if an item is purchased through one of these links.  For more information, see my disclosures here.

A huge thanks to Experience Early Learning (formerly Mother Goose Time) for providing us with their Experience Preschool curriculum for free in exchange for sharing our honest and authentic stories resulting from our personal experiences. It’s been such a huge blessing to us! As always, my opinions on awesome stuff for little kids are 100% my own.

Keep in mind that all preschoolers do things in their own time and on their own terms. What one is ready for, another might not be. Please use your best mama judgement when planning activities for your little kids. 

We started working on the Me & My Family theme last weekend and we’re seriously lovin’ the brand-spankin’-new “invitation to create” activities that are now included in each month’s curriculum kit.

And long story short, the little guy is definitely all about no one telling him what to put where. He has his entire life to learn how to follow directions.

Right now, I’d much rather encourage creativity and problem-solving skills than worry about whether or not whatever it is that he’s working on looks exactly like the example.

Family Tree invitation to create set up on table with instructions, art supplies, inspiration photo and cardstock
I want nothing more than for him to explore the materials and that’s exactly what we did today. If you’re interested in playing along with us and making your own Family Tree Invitation to Create, keep reading.

What you’ll need

  • Apple Tree Photo
  • 2 Clear Cups
  • Souffle Cup
  • Paint
  • Glue
  • Markers
  • Scissors
  • Paper
  • Leaves
  • Sticks

Here’s how to do it

Set out a piece of blue paper for each child. Place the rest of the materials in the middle of the table with the Inspiration Photo.

It’s that simple, y’all!

toddler picking up souffle cup containing green paint
The little guy of course didn’t waste any time grabbing the paint. What toddler doesn’t love getting messy? I think it’s just one of those things.

toddler painting on brown cardstock
He mixed the red and the green paint and then brushed it onto his paper.

toddler's family tree process art using red and green paint on blue and brown cardstock
After that, he tried stamping with the clear cups.

toddler trying to stamp with souffle cup
And when that didn’t work out for him, he decided to try the souffle cup instead.

toddler pouring red paint from souffle cup on to cardstock
Needless to say, the little guy had a blast with this project. Isn’t his family tree awesome?

toddler creating family tree process art using paint and cardstock
Being both a mama and an educator means looking at things from two different perspectives. While I love his artwork regardless of whether it’s product-based or process art, I prefer to create open-ended art experiences as often as possible both in the classroom and at home.

Yep, these “invitation to create” activities are definitely all kinds of awesome and I’m so excited to see what’s next.

toddler's family tree process art with paint and cardstock
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Thanks so much for visiting. See ya next week!

2 Comments Filed Under: Activities, Art & Craft Ideas, Invitation to Create, learning with the little guy, Little Goose, Me & My Family, Mother Goose Time, on being a creative mama, Preschool, Tot School Days

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  1. Abby @ WinsteadWandering says

    September 11, 2016 at 5:25 pm

    What kid wouldn’t love full creative freedom with paper, paints, and stamps? Heck, I’d enjoy myself, too. 🙂

  2. Cristi says

    September 13, 2016 at 3:27 pm

    Lol… Yep! I think it’s safe to say that all little kids love to make stuff. Thanks so much for visiting and have an awesome week!

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