Kindness art kindergarten

You will love these fun, creative, and unique 30 Art Projects for Kindergarten including seasonal art, famous artists, and handprint art too!

"I can put the 'i' in KIND!" in three different options. :: Print on white cardstock & have artists color and/or paint all around. Take photos of artists crossing their arms & print to size to fit in the slot for the 'i' in KIND.

This year I wanted to begin promoting kindness from the very beginning of the year. I searched this summer for the perfect book and I found it. A Little Spot of Kindness written by Diane Alber was just what I needed to create kindness activities for my room, and set the stage for an amazing year.

The kindergartners did an awesome job creating POP ART just like artist ANDY WARHOL using bright colors, an everyday object and repetition. We painted 6 squares with different bright colors and...

This project is relatively simple and takes learning about lines into the third dimension. I posted about this project back in 2013 and it was one of my most popular blog posts. I usually do a line painting project with the kindergartners. This is a great way to learn about types of lines, practice painting with a paintbrush and develop all those great fine motor skills you want the little ones to learn such as gluing and coloring. 1. The … Read more... →

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Owls are one of our favorite animals, so sometimes we like to break out owl activities even when we're not doing an owl theme. BUT, if ...

This kindness-themed resource includes: Cloud templates and strips to write kindness ideas on An “I can show kindness by…” writing activity and rainbow template to paint or colour A poster to display with the completed rainbow and writing activities Gift tags to use with a small gift for students (the tags are editable so you […]

Now is the time to start planning for Valentine’s Day art projects. I am going to share with you a few heart art projects I have taught in my school. First is the Map of My Heart. It is one of my favorites. I found the heart map idea in this book, Playful Learning. Start by drawing a heart in pencil on your paper. Think of all the things that you love or that are important to you. What is … Read more... →

2nd grade students created a black & white background paper writing nice and positive words all over it in different directions, styles, and thickness. Then students choose the paper color to trace and cut out for their hand and wrist, as well as for the heart to hold. For more directions on this project visit a post from a few years back: Hand holding Heart. This is also a great PBIS lesson to talk about positive, happy, and kind words.