Check out this fantastic painting for kids activity that focuses on visual arts, attention and persistence, and fine motor skills. This process art activity is perfect for encouraging creative thinking and problem-solving skills too.
Make this engaging and hands-on Tree Painting for Kids using just cotton swabs and paint. You’re definitely going to want to try it out with your preschoolers and kindergartners.
This week, we’re exploring the Alpine Tundra and our topics include Mountain Hiking, Spruce Tree, Tree Line, Mountaintop, and Skiing.
Spruce Tree and Tree Line were two of our favorites and I’m hoping to share both invitation to create activities with you. Today we learned about a famous artist and tried to paint just like him.
The tree line is where trees stop growing on a mountaintop. Trees cannot survive past a certain point on a mountain because it is either too cold or there is not enough oxygen to support the growing trees.
I can’t get over how much fun this creative art activity was! The little guy and I did this painting together and of course, we both really enjoyed it.
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This painting for kids process art activity was another one that involved dot painting. If you missed our last dot painting activity, you can find it here.
Tree Painting for Kids
What you’ll need
- Inspiration Photo
- Paper
- Cotton Swabs
- Paint
Here’s how to do it
Set Up
- Set out the Inspiration Photo and any additional supplies.
Prompts
- How can you use the cotton swab to paint?
Observe
- What was the child’s first step?
- Did he have any challenges?
- Did he answer questions about his art?
We started our process art painting for kids with a sheet of solid cardstock, a few cotton swabs, and some paint on a paper plate palette. Using the inspiration photo, we both did our best to create a fun treeline landscape with lots of color and texture.
Creating with your little kids is a wonderful way to spend quality time together!
Don’t forget to check back if you’re interested in seeing what we’re up to next week with our winter theme from Experience Early Learning (formerly Mother Goose Time).
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As an Experience Early Learning Blog Ambassador, I receive the Experience Early Learning Preschool curriculum in exchange for my honest and authentic stories resulting from our personal experiences. 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. #preschool #homeschool #mgtblogger
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