Open ended activities for preschool

5 open-ended sensory-rich art activities for toddlers and preschoolers that are focused on the process and experience of creating.

Let your kids get creative with these process-oriented art, craft, sensory, and pretend play activities from the Weekly Kids' Co-op!

Check out the creative kids art we created and tips for how to do open-ended arts and crafts with your child. Even better these ideas are almost free!

Are you following us on Pinterest? Thanks to a recent heat wave in Melbourne, we've been having lots of fun playing with ice. The other day I thought I'd combine our love of painting by making some frozen paint cubes for the kids to paint with. I wasn't actually sure how well it'd all turn out, but the results speak for themselves. I've since tested it with a variety of different paints and found that whilst the results vary, they all provide a fun, sensory and unique painting experience…

There is a lot of negative feedback these days regarding crafting with children. I have been on the receiving end of some of this criticism. While I fully believe in the benefits of process art. I do not find anything wrong in doing arts and crafts with her too. We practice both. We have been painting, […]

This paper strip process art project is easy to set up and reinforces important preschool skills. And the little artists love it!

Here are 10 of our favorite open-ended art activities for preschoolers to encourage creativity, fine motor skills, and problem solving.

Spark a fire of creativity in your children with this fun Build a Bug Craft! With a simple package of construction paper and glue sticks, your children can get lost in their world of imagination as they thoughtfully create bugs. They're adorable and there are many different styles to create. There are lots of pictures to use as a starting place, but it won't be long before your children are putting their own spin on the bugs!

Here is a fun loose parts preschool activity that is so much fun! It comes with many benefits and skills such as fine motor play, hand/eye coordination and

Try this shape stamp painting for kids. A fun and easy shape art and craft idea for toddlers and preschoolers.

Foster creativity and spatial awareness with our Open-Ended Block Building Activities for preschoolers! 🧱 Explore versatile play ideas that encourage problem-solving and imagination. Elevate early learning through hands-on construction fun. Unleash the potential in your young builders today! 🌈🏗️ #PreschoolActivities #BlockPlay #CreativeLearning #SpatialAwareness #EarlyChildhoodEducation

PAINTING WITH NATURE is a fun process art for kids. Kids of all ages will love exploring patterns and textures with this open ended art idea.

Here’s another fun and easy process art project for preschoolers– painting with yarn or string. My kids loved exploring all the designs they could create using yarn as their painting tool! Follow our Art for Kids Pinterest board! I’ve been having so much fun surprising the kids with simple art activities to do after school....

We may earn money or products from the companies mentioned in this post. Please see policies for more information.What is open ended play? Basically play that has no set purpose or limitations, no end goal if you will. Kids can take it where they want and do whatever they want (safely obviously) with the materials

Invitation to Create- Robot Lab. Let your kids make a variety of robots using different shapes of paper scraps. Fun open-ended activity for toddlers, preschool, kindergarten, or elementary kids. Great for creativity and fine motor development!

Handwriting has never been easy to teach to kindergartners, but it is in the Common Core Standards that they learn how to print letters corr...

Art classes for preschoolers often focus on coloring inside the lines, but open-ended activities for preschoolers can help them learn more!