Art and craft for toddlers

Art and craft for toddlers

Nowadays there is a lot of positive talks about process art and some negative ones about craft. I think they are learning opportunities for toddlers in both. I was told that teacher shouldn't demonstrate how to do a project because it kills the creativity of children and make them feel bad about their skills. I don't think it's true with the toddlers. Most of them are mostly interested or not in the process anyway.

I like to show them the finish product and if they are not interested it's ok. For example when we did our hand print polar bear, i show them mine first. The older ones were interested and the younger not at all. We did an icy lanscape first. I gave them a blue construction paper and 3 light blue ones, with glue and paint brush. When they were done I gave them 1 or 2 snowflake stickers.

They were all different and they were all perfect for the polar bear back ground.

The polar bear itself was more a craft but the overall project is an artistic experience. At that age the appreciation of art is more the goal than the finished product. So if one of your child doesn't want to touch the materials and you do it for him/her, it is still an artistic experience to stimulate the process of creating something.

Here's how I specifically organized the hand print polar bear activity which develops, of course the appreciation of art but also fine motor skills and cognition.

https://coachingtoddlers.blogspot.com/2021/01/hand-print-polar-bear.html

By the way I don't display my projects. I don't want they compare theirs to mine.

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Ice fishing, activity for toddlers

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Paper tube rings and cotton swabs sbowflakes

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Snowy owl

Snowy owl Craft for toddlers Preparation Cut out 2 big circles per child and 2 smaller black circles, glue the black ones in the yellow ones, cut out a black triangle. Get ready 3 black construction papers, 3 dark blue and 3 purple. The activity It can be done as a full group or small or individually. Go with the flow of your class that moment. I like to make one in advance as a model and if they are responsive I make one in front of them for them to see the steps. I gave them choice of the dark colors, (toddlers love to have choice) and makes them learning their name and recognizing them. Spread a good amount of white tempera paint with a little glue mixed in, on a dark construction paper. Demonstrate your children how to spread it as you give them a white feather, if they get frustrated give them a paint brush. When they are done give them the eyes and the beak.

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