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By L. Elizabeth Forry
Arts and Crafts
Arts and Crafts
By L. Elizabeth Forry
Arts and Crafts
By Sharon Greenthal
Entertainment and Activities, Arts and Crafts, Sculpting and Playdough
By Jennifer Caffelle
  • Entertainment and Activities
    Drawing and Painting

    Follow the directions to make stencils for your child to use in stencil painting.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Drawing and Painting

    This preschool art activity involves running paint-soaked marbles across a sheet of paper.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    DIY Crafts

    Silly Putty is even more fun when you and your preschooler make it from scratch!

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Arts and Crafts

    This handy notepad holder can go on the refrigerator after your child decorates it.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Drawing and Painting

    Follow this recipe for homemade paint, and let your toddler use it in a squeeze bottle.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Drawing and Painting

    Declaring an artist or composer of the month is a fun way to learn about the visual arts and music.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Paper Crafts

    Toddlers can make their own art stamps by gluing rickrack or keys to a block of wood.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    DIY Crafts

    A toilet paper roll and some paper make a simple kazoo for your toddler to enjoy.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Paper Crafts

    Printmaking is perfect for preschool children. It yields great results, but doesn't require a lot of hand-eye coordination.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Paper Crafts

    Tie a string around a block, and have your preschoolers make prints with this homemade stamp!

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Drawing and Painting

    Using tempera paint, your preschooler can decorate your window with leaf patterns.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    DIY Crafts

    This easy-to-make bird feeder requires only peanut butter, a pinecone, and some bird seed.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Paper Crafts

    Follow these easy instructions to make a bowl from ordinary newspaper. Then let your child decorate it!

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Drawing and Painting

    Instead of throwing away dried up markers, let your toddler use them as an alternative to paint brushes.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Arts and Crafts

    Use these recipes to make decorative materials for use in various arts and crafts projects.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Drawing and Painting

    Using a cork as a stamp, your toddler can produce his own form of the art style called pointillism.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Drawing and Painting

    Your child will enjoy matching cards of the same color in this cooperative activity.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Arts and Crafts

    Help your child create a time capsule to be opened next year – or ten years from now.

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