This was the first Toddler Art theme I have done using an
artist theme. It was a bit more challenging, but I was able to come up with
ideas that were easy for toddlers and challenged them a little bit at the same
time.
I read a board book, Oooh! Picasso by Mil
Niepold and Jeanyves Verdu. It has pictures of some of Picasso's work and a
message of imagination with art.
After reading, I explained our two crafts for the day. For
our first craft, I supplied everyone with sponges and clothespins with pom poms
to paint with primary colors. The little ones had fun mixing their colors and
it was good practice for them. When finished, they slid their paintings into
plastic covers that had a Picasso-like face on them.
For our second craft, the kids glued different eyes, ears,
noses, and mouths to their faces to make a unique, Picasso-like portrait. I
heard a lot of parents going over the different parts of the face to get their
child to understand body parts. I was happy to hear this because I was hoping
the parents would use this craft as an opportunity to explain parts of their
face. They also had the option to color their pictures.
Afterwards, we had some playtime so the group could interact
with each other.
Other Books:
Painting With Picasso board book by Julie Merberg and
Suzanne Bober
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