Today, I share 25 fantastic Art Projects for Toddlers. We have been looking at “Kids Get Arty” for over a year now on Red Ted Art and every two months I have ADORED seeing everyone’s chosen artists and relating art projects! To “celebrate” a whole year’s worth of great artists projects, I am collating our favourite toddler ones today (another post for older kids to follow!). This post focuses on art project suitable for the little artists among us – roughly speaking toddlers/ 2yrs olds children.
Usually, in these projects a toddler was actually at work!! But many projects were part of a family activity, so you will see how the same project applies to varying ages.
As activities for toddlers are trickier to plan and organise, I do hope that these Art Projects for Toddlers are just the thing for you! Enjoy!
Great Artists projects for Toddlers and Preschool
Cut Outs Matisse
Play dough Anothy Gormley
Sponge Print Monet
Small World Play Frida Kahlo
Dotty Stickers Yayoi Kusama
Nature Art Rangoli & Mandalas
Jelly / Jell-O Kandinsky
Introduction to Charcoal – Emily Carr
Black & White Picasso
Painting Like Michelangelo
Straw Sculptures – Fireworks of Glass Dale Chihuly
Splat Art – Jackson Pollock
Painting with Shapes – Sonya Delaunay
Finger Painting – Van Gogh
Body & Face Painting – Henri Matisse
Bingo Marks – Roy Lichtenstein
Playing with Nature – Andy Goldsworthy
Butterfly Collage – Damien Hirst
Mosaic Snails – Gaudi
Tissue Paper – Mondrian
Tape Resist – Mondrian
Shapes – Kandinsky
Dots – Damien Hirst
Collage – Kandinsky
Find more of our Great Artist Projects for kids of all ages here:
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Thanks for the feature 🙂
Always a pleasure!
Love all the ideas and such a great resource. I need to get to making some of these with the kids!! Thank you.
Wonderful! I am so pleased you like it and are inspired!
Thanks for the feature 🙂
Can’t wait to try out the other amazing ideas!
My pleasure and do keep up the great Arty Work! Loved see your projects!
Thanks for the feature 🙂
Thanks for including us here – we absolutely love doing the kids get arty and the great ideas that are shared. Thanks for hosting. Ellie
Creativity to the max!
I have so enjoyed being a part of Kids Get Arty. I have been a bit slack lately with joining in. It is lovely to see a retrospective to get me back in the swing of things 🙂
Love your activities, Ali. And don’t worry, it can all get a bit much! Look forward to seeing more of your projects!! Have another round up of all the great projects going out ASAP!
These are great ideas. I love sharing art history stories and information about the great masters with my 5 year-old daughter. She remembers things that surprise me and has wonderful comments when we look at art on the internet or visit museums. Great resource!
Love these! Definitely sharing over at Art History Mom. In case you’re interested, I did a Michelangelo one which is more for older kids, but my 3 year old enjoyed it:
http://www.arthistorymom.com/uncategorized/sistine-chapel-art-project-create-your-own-creature/
Not sure how I missed this post earlier! Love all the ideas; thanks so much for including our straw sculptures!