process art for toddlers

I still remember the day my daughter brought home a smudged, glue-covered paper from her preschool — her first ‘art project.’ It was a…

I still remember the first time my son smushed a handful of paint onto a canvas, leaving a streak of blue that looked like…

One evening, after my daughter brought home a crumpled drawing from school, I realized how important it was to create a space where creativity…

It was October 12th, and my two-year-old, Lila, had just smeared maple syrup and autumn leaves across the kitchen table. I was halfway through…

I remember the first time my 3-year-old son stood in front of a canvas with a handful of paint and a smock, completely absorbed…

I remember the first time my daughter dipped her fingers into a pool of watercolor paint and let her fingers smear the colors across…

I remember the first time my daughter, then two years old, dipped her finger into a pot of paint and left a streak across…

I remember the first time my toddler, then 2 years old, sat for 45 minutes smearing paint across a canvas I’d bought on clearance…

One Tuesday afternoon, my daughter and I spent two hours in the kitchen, not baking, but painting. We used flour, water, and a few…

When my daughter was two, she looked at a blank canvas like it was a challenge. I had no idea how to engage her…