Get ready for a fun Irish celebration! Gather the children for a simple yet fun activity that they will enjoy. If you're looking for art ideas for kids then check out our St. Patrick's Day creamy shamrocks shaving cream art idea for preschoolers.
Even at a very early age, children go through different situations that lead them to feel all kinds of emotions. However, it is common to find adults who think that children do not experience the same range of feelings as older folks do. In a nutshell, children feel frustration, anxiety, sadness, fear, despair, joy, etc.
In younger children, fear and anguish usually appear when they must be apart from their parents and left in another person's care. It is not wrong that children feel all these emotions. The problem occurs when they are already prevalent in children and become much more potent, such as depression, stress, or anxiety.
Children should feel supported and accompanied in each of their processes. This support is essential for children's optimal emotional development and even more so if it is evident that children do not overcome their fears. These become something much more severe such as anxiety.
Children can express anxiety in different ways. Some may feel worried, fearful, irritated, and angry. Others manifest it physically with sleep loss, headache or stomach pain, loss of appetite, or simply not showing it. That occurs most of all in younger children who cannot yet express it verbally.
One of the best ways for children to release all those burdens is through art. To do this, they don't have to be professional artists. Any creation made with their hands where the main ingredients are imagination and creativity is already a work of art. Through art, children freely express their feelings without fear of being pointed out or not understood. This practice also allows them to develop different skills that are very important for their physical and cognitive development.
The following art idea for kids activity is based on the Montessori learning method, which aims to develop and strengthen each child's skills through autonomous and independent work. The interest in learning is essential for getting new knowledge.
THEME: SHAVING CREAM ART IDEAS FOR KIDS
HOW DO WE DO THIS ACTIVITY?
Topic: Art
Age: 4-6-year-old children
Goal: Through this art idea for kids activity, children will develop and strengthen their affectivity and fine motor skills.
Difficulty level: Basic. This art idea for kids activity is designed for children to carry out autonomously and independently with an adult's surveillance.
Skills:
- Emotions
- Precision in hand and finger movements
- Hand-eye coordination
- Creativity
- Texture identification
- Smell identification
MATERIALS
- Shaving foam in a container
- Food coloring
- A popsicle stick
- A clover drawing (previously made)
ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT
Step 1:
Add a drop of food coloring to the shaving foam.
Step 2:
Use the popsicle stick to mix the shaving foam until it is thoroughly mixed.
Step 3:
With the popsicle stick, take the shaving foam and paint the clover printable.
ACTIVITY'S RESULT
Art idea for kids. A clover drawing painted with shaving foam
FREE PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS
Looking for more art ideas for kids? Click the link below to download and print our free printable St. Patrick's Day worksheets.
Download the Free Printable St. Patrick's Day Worksheets
HOW TO DEVELOP THIS ART IDEA FOR KIDS ACTIVITY WITH CHILDREN OF OTHER AGES?
CHANGES FOR CHILDREN UNDER 4 YEARS OLD
This art idea for kids activity can be done with younger children. To reduce the difficulty level, children can paint the clover directly with their hands; that way, they will have the opportunity to feel and identify the textures. However, children must be in an adult's company to avoid eating the shaving foam and hurt themselves. In this way, a seasonal activity will be carried out according to the children's development and abilities.
CHANGES FOR CHILDREN OVER 6 YEARS OLD
This art idea for kids activity can be done with older children. To increase the difficulty level, children can use different food coloring to mix with the shaving foam and paint each cloverleaf differently. In this way, an art activity will be carried out appropriate to children's development and abilities.
VIDEO DESCRIPTION – CREAMY CLOVER ART IDEA FOR KIDS
In this art idea for kids video, you will find the step-by-step of the "CREAMY CLOVER" activity, designed for 4 to 6-year-old children. A drawing of clover painted with colored shaving foam was made. This preschool activity will allow children to develop skills such as emotions, precision in hand and finger movements, hand-eye coordination, creativity, texture identification, and smells identification. The materials needed to carry out the activity are shaving foam in a container, food coloring, a popsicle stick, and a clover drawing (previously made).
Do you like St. Patrick's Day art ideas for kids? Make sure to check out our other St. Patrick's Day activities.
- Here's an awesome home activity, St. Patrick's Day Easy Rainbow Craft Montessori Worksheets (4-6 Year Olds)
- Check out this awesome St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Memory Game for Kids Montessori Worksheets (4-6 Year Olds)
- Give kids fun activity to do. Check out this Leprechaun Sticking Stickers Montessori Preschool Activities Worksheets (4-6 Year Olds)
- Let kids have fun with the St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Chalk Art for Kids Montessori Worksheets (4-6 Year Olds)
Get super cute outfit for your little ones, check out this Kiss Me I'm Irish St. Patrick's Day Bodysuit.
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