Does anyone have any ideas for open ended art activities for children?

links are great too. thanks so much.

Amber2008-05-05T17:41:28Z

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You want me to get started on this? LOL

How about I give you a book suggestion.
Creative Art for the Developing Child by Clare Cherry

Please remember that with many art ideas on the web...that really they are more "crafts" with a specific outcome. :-) Your best bet is to routinely change out your collage materials.

Painting: regular paint the first day and provide "texture" for the children to add on their own the following days...sand, coffee grounds etc.

Sand: Glue bottle, paper/cardboard, colored sand in shakers, pan to "dump" the extra off. This is ALWAYS a favorite.

Involve the children in creating different types of paint brushes. The most recent ones we made were feathers (bird week). We attached feathers with masking tape to the end of a craft sticks. I kept hearing "cool!" from them.

Coffee filters, washable markers, spray bottles

Watercolors: wet paper, dry paper, crumpled paper, watercolor paints, watercolor pencils and water/paint brushes, homemade water colors (it dries more powdery), painting with jello

Chalk: black paper, light paper, wet paper, dry paper, dry sidewalk/wet sidewalk

Oh, the list goes on. Check out that book...it's a great resource.

EC Expert2008-05-05T19:47:59Z

1. perpetual preschool.com
2. Books by Maryann Kohl.
3. Books by Bev Bos
4. the ooeygooeylady website.

tmlhutch2008-05-05T12:12:25Z

Anything with paint, play dough, glueing paper, and materials for writing and drawing. You can just have materials on a work space that children can access during a free time. They don't have to have a goal for their creation just an imagination.

Anonymous2008-05-05T13:10:42Z

Check out Usborne Books - they have wonderful references such as Big Book of Playtime Activities and Big Book of Things to Do. Find them at http://www.ubah.com/g2687

Kimberly P2008-05-05T10:32:36Z

Marble painting, add modeling clay, add different types of paper to create with, make collages. www.perpetualpreschool.com is a great website.

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