As your toddler grows, he will become more inquisitive about different materials and textures, which means that art activities for young children are essential. Art activities are also great for rainy days when it is just impossible to go outdoors.

Not only will your toddlers have lots of fun creating their own art, here of just some of the ways art can benefit young children:

• Extend their thinking across multiple patterns of intelligence
• Develop strong thinking skills
• Enhance understanding of different cultures
• Build self-esteem
• Understand that learning can be fun
• Gain positive emotional responses to learning
• Engage through a variety of learning styles

Top Art Activities for Toddlers

1. Lightning Bug Craft >

I am sure you will remember making space rockets out of old toilet roll inserts, or building a doll’s house out of used cereal cartons. There are lots of ideas over at the brilliant education.com, including this fun lightning bug craft made out of a recycled water bottle.




What you will need

• Water bottle
• Construction paper
• Tape
• Scissors
• Pipe cleaner
• Markers
• Stickers
• Glow stick

Skills learned: Recycling, green living

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2. Bunny Mask >

Paper plate crafts are one of the easiest crafts to make, so they are great for last minute ideas. You can pick up a large packet of paper plates for a couple of dollars at your local discount store and they will last for a long time. We love this easy to make bunny mask.




What you will need:

• A paper plate
• Pink paint
• Pink card
• White pipe cleaner (chenille stem)
• Elastic thread
• Glue
• Black pen

Skills learned: scientific process (glue), colors

3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Painting >

If you are not the most creative mom or dad, don’t worry, a simple pot of finger paints will entertain your toddler for an afternoon. Your child may feel a little uncomfortable getting his fingers dirty at first, but he will soon warm to getting messy, and will want to create wonderful pictures to pin on your refrigerator!

This cute activity is just adorable.

What you will need:

• red paint
• green paint
• yellow paint
• blue paint
• 1 x large sheet of white paper
• 4 x fingers
• 1 x thumb

Skills learned: Fine motor skills, texture, colors

4. A Little Work of Art >

Once your toddler begins to warm to art activities, he will become more and more creative. While structured art activities can be fun, a little bit of free painting can be very empowering for young minds. It is worth investing in a child’s easel, so that you can set up paper and paints and leave your child with his paintbrush and his imagination.

There are some great ideas on how to display your child’s art, and we hope you have lots of fun finding new ways to display your future Van Gogh’s masterpiece.

What you will need:

• Easel
• Paper
• Paints or chalks

Skills learned: Imaginative play, colors, textures

5. Pressed Flower Table Mats >

We love this adorable flower craft from PBS Kids. I love crafts that incorporate nature and the outdoors, and always have a craft in mind for when the family gets back from a fun day out. For this craft, you can collect flowers or leaves on a long family walk, and convert them to your own floral masterpiece when you get home.

What you will need:

• leaves and flowers collected on a nature walk
• thick book, like a dictionary, to press the leaves and flowers
• tissue paper
• poster board
• clear contact paper
• markers or paint to decorate your place mats
• scissors

Skills Learned: Outdoor play, textures, design, fine motor skills, science

Once your little one has created his masterpiece, you can save it in your very own online art gallery. We hope that you and your children have lots of fun, and we are looking forward to seeing your finished pieces of art.

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