Desert art preschool

Here's a lesson I have posted about many times, and I think I have found the best presentation so far - so new post! Here goes - first I'll share a few pics from earlier... We have made these clay pinch pots with cacti and succulent plants for several years in 4th grade: And since starting our Artsonia portfolios, we needed a better presentation method, so we tried some different ways of photographing our 3-D works, starting with variegated tissue paper which looked a little like a sunset…

Cactus Craft

My daughter loves creepy crawly creatures. Yesterday, we had a family photo shoot with a photographer in a nearby field. There was a snake slithering through the field where our photos were being taken. While the rest of us tried our best to avoid the snake, my daughter went towards it. “I want to see the […]

Throughout this summer we were super hot and learning about the desert made us hotter! We created our own desert scenes in order to learn more about such an arid and unforgiving place! You may need…

We've got some beautiful Frederic Remington Art Projects for Kids to celebrate the work of this amazing American artist during his birthday month!

Blog about Easy and Fun Kid Art and Crafts Activities

Make this easy paper mosaic cactus craft for kids using our free cactus template. Perfect for practicing easy scissor skills too!

Play with watercolors and visit the desert with this colorful contrasting art project for kindergarteners!

Venture into creative lands with these fun ideas for Wild West art for toddlers! From horse crafts to cactus silhouettes, explore the process of art!

A few days ago we did a project involving coffee filters. Instead of coloring them with markers and spraying with water, we used droppers and colored water. To make a sunset sky, we used red and yellow water. The kids picked up some water in the dropper and slowly squirted it onto their coffee filter. It's a good idea to put construction paper under the coffee filter to absorb the water. Otherwise you'd have a huge mess. Once the kids filled up their coffee filter completely, we let them…

Create a beautiful desert sunset scene. This project is inexpensive, easy, and requires only basic craft materials.

Build your own desert with this fun play dough activity for kids! We love adding interesting things to play dough – it makes it a whole new activity every time. This is perfect for a unit on desert animals. I mixed up some homemade play dough and added real play sand. You can find the […]

This Desert Preschool Pack is full of hands on learning activities to practice math, writing, and literacy skills. You can grab this in my TPT shop. Desert Preschool Pack Count and Trace - Count each group of pictures. Trace the correct number. Prewriting Lines- Trace each line with dry erase marker. Say it, Trace it, Write It- Say each letter, trace the letter, then write the letter. Desert Patterns- Extend each pattern. Cactus Rhymes- Match each picture that rhymes. Syllable Punch- Count…

Camel Handprint

If you're looking for something fun to do with your little kids, then you're definitely going to want to check out this Desert Cactus Preschool Resist Painting. It's a quick & easy art project that your little kids are sure to love it! And don't forget to save this post for your next desert theme or even for learning about nocturnal animals. #preschoolart #deserttheme #processart #resistpainting

This Cactus Painting for Kids activity is perfect for practicing fine motor skills while exploring visual arts with your preschoolers.

This Water the Desert Activity is perfect for exploring earth science and practicing fine motor skills with your preschoolers.

Create a captivating Torn Paper Camel Collage Craft using torn brown paper from magazines and brown paper bags. Express your creativity by piecing together a textured artwork in this fun and engaging craft activity.

If you’re looking for quick and easy preschool cactus crafts and activities, then you’re definitely going to want to check out this post. You’ll find fun cactus ideas for Math, Science, and of course Art that are perfect to do with your little kids during your next desert theme. #preschool #desert #activities