Visual Arts
This art activity uses non-toxic paints and allows young children to use their hands, sponges, or brushes to create freely.
finger painting
An instrument that can be made from an empty container filled with rice or beans.
Homemade shaker/homemade maracas
This type of activity encourages children to move like animals, such as hopping like a frog or fluttering like a butterfly.
Animal Movements
This type of dramatic play area includes props like a toy stove, pots, pans, and play food.
Houseplay
This kind of art activity lets children choose materials freely and create based on their interests, allowing for open-ended expression.
Freestyle Paintings
Name an art activity that allows young children to explore colors and shapes by tearing, gluing, and pasting materials on paper.
collage-making
Name a common nursery rhyme song that children learn to sing along with and develop rhythm.
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
An activity where children move to the sound of slow or fast music, enhancing listening skills and body coordination.
Music and Movement
In this play, children pretend to be characters like doctors, firefighters, or chefs, using tools and props
Role-playing
This term describes children’s expression of personal thoughts and feelings through various art forms like drawing, singing, or dancing.
Self-Expression
This process-focused art approach encourages children to explore materials like clay, playdough, or sand to create sculptures.
Sculpting
This type of music activity helps children understand tempo by speeding up or slowing down with the beat.
Tempo Play
This creative activity helps children explore emotions by moving their bodies to represent feelings like happiness, sadness, or excitement.
emotion dance or expressive movement
This type of dramatic play involves children using dress-up clothes to become different characters.
Costume/Role playing
An art experience where children create art based on their emotions, such as painting a “happy” picture or a “sad” picture.
emotional art
This type of visual art encourages children to observe and draw what they see around them.
observational drawing or drawing
In this type of musical activity, children sing or clap to express the rhythm of a song.
Rhythm Exercises ex: Simmon Says, Clapping to get kids attention
The use of multicultural music or art helps children express themselves and learn about other cultures in this type of activity.
cultural art exploration
This type of play involves storytelling and acting out stories or fairy tales
story reenactment
Children use yarn, fabric, or beads to make jewelry or accessories, expressing their style and creativity.
jewelry-making or crafting
An art project where children use leaves, sticks, or other natural materials to create unique prints.
nature painting
This movement-based song encourages children to follow directions and use their whole body to dance or act out lyrics.
Hockey Pokey
This term refers to a freeform movement session where children can improvise to music, often done with scarves or ribbons.
free dance or movement improvisatio
Children use puppets to act out stories, practicing communication skills and creativity through character voices and storytelling.
puppet play
Children create self-portraits by looking in a mirror and drawing or painting themselves, helping them build self-awareness and self-expression.
self-portrait art