Preschool Learning
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Check out the Dayton Art Institute’s Online learning library with art-making lessons, projects and educational materials for learners of all ages. Click a project to learn more and to download lessons. Check here often for updates and new lessons.
At Home Lessons for Preschool:
Paint-Stamped Aliens
Create a fashionable garment for the alien to wear, using cutting, stamping and painting skills.
Torn Paper Sunset Silhouette
Use tearing and painting skills to make their own animal silhouette landscape.
Watercolor Castle Silhouettes
Make a castle silhouette with a watercolor background.
Drawn Silhouettes
Draw, cut and glue to explore lines and silhouettes in art.
Upcycled Newspaper Hats
Use molding, cutting and taping skills to create a wearable hat from upcycled materials.
Torn & Painted Paper Mice
Use tearing, painting, collaging and coloring skills to make a heartwarming mouse scene!
Duck and Goose Finger Puppets
Use tracing, cutting and gluing skills to create puppet friends.
Cacti Creations
Use paint, paper, glue and mixed media to make a cactus scene.
Home Seed Art
Use dyeing and gluing skills to create a plant-inspired seed mosaic.
Painted Petal Flowers
Talk about how a seed grows into a plant and create a colorful composition of painted and cut flowers.
Paper Shapes Garden
Explore basic shapes to build a flower composition and get inspired to plan a garden.
Upcycled Animals
Learn about expressions and how human emotions also relate to how we view animal expressions.