Children's Art Lessons- FREE DOWNLOADS
If you choose to use these free children’s art lessons, please use care and good judgement. Elzinga Art is not responsible for any injuries that may occur during the creation of these activities.
TIP: Helping children explore their creativity starts with a welcoming space where trying new things matters more than perfect results. Offering different materials—like bright paints and textured craft paper—lets kids find what sparks their interest. The focus is on exploring, imagining, and sharing their ideas. Showing off your child’s art at home lets them know their effort is appreciated and helps them feel more confident as they grow as young artists.
FACT: A study from the University of Western Sydney, Macarthur (1999), found that children whose parents have a strong interest in art and encourage creative activities at home are more likely to see themselves as artistic. Growing up with regular access to art making and creative supplies really helps children build their artistic confidence and self-belief. Limiting these experiences can make it harder for kids to develop the same sense of creativity.
TIP: Use an old adult t'shirt as a child's art smock, this will allow plenty of clothing protection to create a masterpiece!
TIP: Early childhood development is based on constructivism, a theory by renowned expert Jean Piaget. He believed children learn best by building on what they already know. Start slowly, adding new activities to your child’s ‘bank’ of experiences to form a strong base of knowledge. For example, if a child knows you can draw on paper, show them other paper crafts to expand their ideas, such as collage, scrapbooking, 3D shapes, paper chains, or making recycled paper. By growing children’s practical knowledge and confidence with paper, they can revisit past projects and try new creative activities in the future.
Tip: Reuse your art materials. Children may lose interest in old projects, and supplies such as chenille sticks, decorations, and paper can be expensive. Collect unused or less important pieces for your art box, or involve your child in a recycling project to make collages, scrapbooks, masks, or paper pulp sculptures.
TIP: Encouraging your child's creativity means more than simply setting them up and leaving them to it, so occassionally get crafty with them, they will learn faster, more correctly with guidence, and will enjoy the one on one time with you.
TIP: Building craft activities such as the snake above or the games below, means your child will not only take pride in what they have created, but they'll get hours of enjoyment from using it too!
TIP: Christmas crafts are a great way to fill some holiday time before the big day, it adds to the excitement of Christmas for children if your house is decorated with all the Christmas crafts made by them, so go nuts!
TERMS OF USE
Karen Elzinga Designs are for the personal use of Elzinga Art creative customers. They are not intended for redistribution or sale. They can however be copied and used in schools, community groups, nursing homes, and collective groups in non profit way.
