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Pre-K3 Art

A joyful, process-focused art curriculum for 3-year-olds that celebrates creativity as a gift from God. Through sensory exploration and free expression, students develop fine motor skills, explore various art materials, and discover the joy of creating. Emphasis is on the process of art-making rather than product, with no judgment or correction of creative choices.

180Lessons
36Weeks
10Min/Day

Year-Long Goals

1

Explore various art materials freely and joyfully, developing confidence as a creator

2

Develop fine motor skills through painting, drawing, tearing, gluing, and sculpting activities

3

Recognize that God made us creative and that we can use our hands to make beautiful things

4

Express ideas, feelings, and experiences through art while building vocabulary to talk about artwork

36-Week Scope & Sequence

Click any week to see daily lesson details.

Week 1Making Our MarkBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtExploring different ways to make marks with crayons
Materials:
  • large crayons
  • white paper
  • construction paper in various colors
Day 1

Rainbow Scribbles

Free exploration with crayons, making marks and scribbles on paper. Celebrate that God gave us hands to create!

Grasping crayons and making intentional markshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 2

Big Circles Dance

Making large circular motions with crayons while moving our whole arm. Talk about circles we see in God's world.

Large motor movement with crayonhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 3

Up and Down Lines

Drawing vertical lines by moving crayons up and down. Notice tall things God made like trees and giraffes.

Directional mark-makinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 4

Side to Side Stripes

Making horizontal lines across the paper. Look at stripes in creation like zebras and rainbows.

Horizontal mark-makinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 5

My Special Picture

Free drawing combining all the marks we've learned. Each child's creation is unique and wonderful!

Independent creative expressionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 2Painting with Our FingersBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtSensory exploration with finger paint
Materials:
  • finger paint (primary colors)
  • large paper
  • smocks
  • wet wipes
Day 6

Squishy Red Paint

Exploring red finger paint, feeling its texture and spreading it on paper. God made our sense of touch!

Tactile exploration and spreading painthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 7

Sunny Yellow Swirls

Using yellow finger paint to make swirls and circles. Talk about yellow things God created like the sun.

Creating circular motions with fingershands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 8

Blue Sky Painting

Painting with blue finger paint, making marks all over the paper. The sky shows God's beauty!

Covering space with painthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 9

Two Colors Together

Using two colors of finger paint on one paper and watching them mix. God made so many colors!

Exploring color mixinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 10

Handprint Garden

Making handprints with finger paint to create a garden. Thank God for our special hands!

Printing with handshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 3Painting with BrushesBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtHolding and using large paintbrushes
Materials:
  • large brushes
  • tempera paint
  • large paper
  • paint cups
  • smocks
Day 11

My First Brush

Learning to hold a paintbrush and dip it in paint. Explore making different strokes on paper.

Grasping and controlling a paintbrushhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 12

Dotty Painting

Using the brush to make dots all over the paper by dabbing. Count some of the dots together!

Dabbing motion with brushhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 13

Long Brush Strokes

Making long lines across the paper with the brush. Practice moving the brush smoothly.

Creating continuous brush strokeshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 14

Zigzag Adventure

Painting zigzag lines back and forth across the paper. Talk about lightning God makes in the sky.

Directional control with brushhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 15

Rainbow Painting

Using multiple colors with the brush to create a colorful painting. God's creation is full of color!

Changing colors and continuing to painthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 4Tearing and GluingBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtDeveloping hand strength through tearing paper
Materials:
  • construction paper
  • tissue paper
  • glue sticks
  • base paper
Day 16

Paper Ripping Fun

Tearing construction paper into pieces. Feel the paper and hear the sound it makes!

Tearing paper with two handshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 17

Glue Stick Magic

Learning to use a glue stick to attach torn paper pieces to a base. Practice twisting the glue stick.

Using glue stick and pressing paper downhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 18

Colorful Collage

Tearing and gluing many colors of paper to create a collage. Each piece makes the picture special!

Tearing and gluing multiple pieceshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 19

Soft Tissue Paper

Tearing soft tissue paper and gluing it. Notice how different paper feels different!

Tearing delicate materialshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 20

My Paper Creation

Free creation with torn paper pieces of all types. Celebrate the unique artwork each child makes!

Independent collage creationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 5Squishy Play DoughBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtManipulating and shaping play dough
Materials:
  • play dough (various colors)
  • play mats
  • optional: rolling pins, cookie cutters
Day 21

Squeeze and Squish

Exploring play dough by squeezing, squishing, and feeling it. God made our hands strong!

Hand strengthening through squeezinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 22

Rolling Snakes

Rolling play dough between hands to make long snake shapes. Make them wiggle and move!

Rolling with palmshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 23

Patting Pancakes

Patting and flattening play dough to make flat shapes. Pat, pat, pat!

Flattening with palmshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 24

Poking and Pinching

Using fingers to poke holes and pinch the play dough. Make different textures and patterns.

Fine motor control with fingershands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 25

Play Dough Sculpture

Free creation with play dough, making whatever the child imagines. God made us creative!

Three-dimensional creationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 6Looking at Beautiful ArtBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtObserving artwork and expressing preferences
Materials:
  • art prints or picture book with colorful artwork
  • drawing materials for response
Day 26

Colors Everywhere

Looking at a colorful painting and naming the colors we see. Point to your favorite color!

Observing and identifying colorsdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 27

What Do You See?

Describing what we notice in an artwork. Talk about shapes, lines, and objects we recognize.

Verbal description of artworkdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 28

How Does It Make You Feel?

Talking about how artwork makes us feel - happy, calm, excited. Art can show feelings!

Emotional response to artdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 29

My Favorite Part

Each child shares their favorite part of the artwork. Everyone can like different things!

Expressing preferencesdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 30

Drawing What We Saw

Creating our own artwork inspired by what we looked at. Our version is special and unique!

Art response and creationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 7Nature's ColorsBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtUsing natural materials in art
Materials:
  • leaves
  • flowers
  • twigs
  • paper
  • glue
  • crayons
Day 31

Leaf Collecting

Gathering leaves and noticing their colors, shapes, and textures. God made each leaf special!

Observation and collectionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 32

Leaf Rubbing Art

Placing leaves under paper and rubbing with crayons to see the leaf shape appear. Magic!

Rubbing techniquehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 33

Stick and Twig Collage

Gluing small twigs and sticks onto paper to create a nature picture. Feel the rough texture!

Gluing three-dimensional objectshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 34

Flower Petal Art

Arranging and gluing flower petals on paper. Thank God for beautiful flowers!

Arranging and gluing delicate materialshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 35

Nature Masterpiece

Creating a collage with all the natural materials we've explored. Celebrate God's creation!

Combining multiple materialshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 8Big and Bold PaintingBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtPainting with large movements and bold strokes
Materials:
  • large paper or cardboard
  • tempera paint
  • large brushes
  • sponges
Day 36

Giant Paper Painting

Painting on very large paper with big arm movements. Make big, bold marks!

Large motor painting movementshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 37

Sponge Painting Fun

Using sponges to dab and print paint on paper. Feel the squishy sponge!

Printing with spongeshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 38

Painting to Music

Painting while listening to music, letting the brush move with the sounds. Art and music together!

Expressive painting movementshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 39

Two Hands Painting

Using a brush in each hand to paint at the same time. Double the fun!

Bilateral coordinationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 40

Standing Up to Paint

Painting while standing at an easel or taped-up paper. Use our whole body to create!

Painting with full body movementhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 9Shapes All AroundBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtRecognizing and creating basic shapes
Materials:
  • shape templates
  • crayons
  • paint
  • paper
  • shape stamps
Day 41

Circle Time

Making circles with crayons, paint, and our fingers. Find circles in the room - God made circles!

Creating circular shapeshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 42

Square Stamping

Using square stamps or sponges to print squares. Count the corners together!

Stamping and shape recognitionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 43

Triangle Mountains

Creating triangles with crayons and paint. Stack them to make mountains God created!

Drawing triangular shapeshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 44

Shape Hunt Art

Drawing shapes we found around the house or room. Circles, squares, and triangles everywhere!

Shape identification and drawinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 45

My Shape Picture

Free creation using all the shapes we've learned. Combine them to make something special!

Combining shapes creativelyhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 10Printing and StampingBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtCreating prints with various objects
Materials:
  • paint
  • paper
  • various objects for printing (blocks, cookie cutters, vegetables, bubble wrap)
Day 46

Block Printing

Dipping blocks in paint and pressing them on paper to make prints. Press and lift!

Printing technique with blockshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 47

Vegetable Stamps

Using cut vegetables (potato, celery) dipped in paint to make interesting prints. Nature stamps!

Printing with natural objectshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 48

Bubble Wrap Texture

Painting on bubble wrap and pressing it onto paper to create textured prints. Pop, pop, pop!

Creating texture through printinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 49

Cookie Cutter Art

Using cookie cutters as stamps to print shapes. Make patterns and designs!

Repeated stamping and pattern-makinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 50

Print Party

Free exploration with all the printing objects. Create a colorful print masterpiece!

Independent printing explorationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 11Scribble ArtBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtFree scribbling with various tools
Materials:
  • crayons
  • markers
  • chalk
  • colored pencils
  • paper
Day 51

Crayon Scribble Dance

Making free scribbles with crayons, letting our hands dance across the paper. No rules, just fun!

Free scribbling and hand movementhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 52

Marker Magic

Exploring scribbling with markers. Notice the bright colors and smooth lines!

Using markers with controlhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 53

Chalk on Black Paper

Scribbling with chalk on dark paper. Watch the colors pop! God made light and dark!

Drawing on dark surfaceshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 54

Rainbow Scribbles

Using many colors to create a rainbow scribble picture. Layer colors on top of each other!

Layering colorshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 55

My Scribble Story

Creating a scribble picture and telling a story about it. Every scribble can mean something!

Connecting art to narrativehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 12Sticky Tape ArtBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtTearing and placing tape for art
Materials:
  • masking tape
  • colored tape
  • paper
  • paint or crayons
Day 56

Tape Tearing

Learning to tear pieces of tape and stick them on paper. Tear, stick, press!

Tearing and placing tapehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 57

Tape Lines

Making lines with tape on paper. Create straight lines, curved lines, and zigzags!

Arranging tape in patternshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 58

Tape Resist Painting

Placing tape on paper, painting over it, then peeling the tape off. Surprise underneath!

Understanding resist techniquehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 59

Colorful Tape Collage

Using colored tape to create designs and pictures. No glue needed!

Creating with colored tapehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 60

Tape and Color

Combining tape with crayons or markers to create mixed media art. Two materials together!

Combining materialshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 13Water and PaintBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtExploring watercolor paints
Materials:
  • watercolor paints
  • brushes
  • water cups
  • watercolor paper or thick paper
  • paper towels
Day 61

Wet Brush Magic

Getting the brush wet and touching it to watercolor paint. Watch the colors come alive!

Using wet brush with watercolorshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 62

Watercolor Drops

Dropping wet paint onto paper and watching it spread. The water makes it move!

Observing watercolor flowhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 63

Wet Paper Painting

Painting on wet paper and watching colors blend together. Colors mix like magic!

Wet-on-wet techniquehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 64

Rainbow Watercolors

Using many colors of watercolor paint. Let them touch and blend on the paper!

Color exploration with watercolorshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 65

Watercolor Wonder

Free painting with watercolors. Enjoy the beautiful, flowing colors God helps us create!

Independent watercolor explorationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 14Clay CreationsBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtWorking with modeling clay
Materials:
  • air-dry clay or modeling clay
  • play mats
  • simple tools (plastic knife, toothpick)
Day 66

Squeezing Clay

Feeling clay and squeezing it in our hands. It's different from play dough!

Exploring clay texturehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 67

Clay Balls

Rolling clay between hands to make balls. Make big ones and tiny ones!

Rolling spheres with clayhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 68

Clay Snakes

Rolling clay into long snake shapes. Make them wiggle and curl!

Rolling coils with clayhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 69

Poking Clay

Using fingers and tools to poke patterns and textures into clay. Make it bumpy and interesting!

Creating texture in clayhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 70

Clay Animal

Making a simple animal shape with clay. God made all the animals!

Forming recognizable shapeshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 15Line AdventuresBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtCreating different types of lines
Materials:
  • crayons
  • markers
  • paint and brushes
  • paper
  • yarn or string
Day 71

Straight Line March

Drawing straight lines across the paper. March our crayon like we're marching!

Creating straight lineshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 72

Curvy Line Dance

Drawing wavy, curvy lines. Let the crayon dance and wiggle across the page!

Creating curved lineshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 73

Zigzag Lightning

Drawing zigzag lines like lightning in the sky. Sharp corners and points!

Creating angular lineshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 74

Spiral Swirls

Drawing spiral lines that curl around and around. Like a snail shell God made!

Creating spiral lineshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 75

Line Picture

Creating a picture using all different kinds of lines. Lines can make anything!

Combining various line typeshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 16Texture TouchBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtExploring and creating texture
Materials:
  • textured materials (sandpaper, fabric, bubble wrap, corrugated cardboard)
  • crayons
  • paint
  • glue
Day 76

Feeling Textures

Touching and exploring different textured materials. Rough, smooth, bumpy, soft!

Tactile discriminationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 77

Texture Rubbings

Placing textured objects under paper and rubbing with crayons to see the texture appear!

Creating texture rubbingshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 78

Bumpy Paint

Adding sand or salt to paint to make it bumpy. Paint with texture!

Creating textured painthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 79

Fabric Collage

Gluing different textured fabrics onto paper. Feel each piece before gluing!

Creating tactile collagehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 80

Texture Picture

Creating artwork that has many different textures. God made rough and smooth things!

Combining textureshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 17Big Shapes, Little ShapesBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtExploring size variation in shapes
Materials:
  • paper
  • crayons
  • paint
  • shape stamps in various sizes
  • scissors (for parent)
Day 81

Giant Circles

Drawing or painting very large circles using our whole arm. Big, big, big!

Creating large shapes with large motor movementhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 82

Tiny Dots

Making very small circles and dots with our fingertip or crayon. Little, little, little!

Creating small shapes with fine motor controlhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 83

Big and Little Together

Drawing both big and small shapes on the same paper. Compare the sizes!

Understanding size relationshipshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 84

Growing Shapes

Drawing shapes that get bigger and bigger, like they're growing. Start small, end big!

Creating graduated sizeshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 85

Size Family

Creating a picture with big shapes and little shapes - like a family! God made big and small!

Combining various sizeshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 18Scissors SkillsBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtBeginning scissor use
Materials:
  • safety scissors
  • paper strips
  • construction paper
  • glue
Day 86

Snip, Snip, Snip

Learning to hold scissors and make snipping cuts on paper strips. Open and close!

Basic scissor grip and snippinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 87

Paper Fringe

Making snips along the edge of paper to create fringe. Snip, snip, snip along the edge!

Repeated snipping motionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 88

Cutting Grass

Cutting green paper strips to make grass. Snip them short and tall!

Cutting with purposehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 89

Confetti Cutting

Cutting paper into small pieces to make confetti. Cut, cut, cut!

Multiple cuts on paperhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 90

Cut and Glue Art

Cutting pieces and gluing them onto paper to make a picture. We can use scissors to create!

Combining cutting and gluinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 19Color Mixing MagicBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtExploring how colors mix together
Materials:
  • primary color paints (red, yellow, blue)
  • paper
  • brushes
  • paint palettes or plates
Day 91

Red and Yellow Make...

Mixing red and yellow paint together to discover orange. Watch the colors change!

Color mixing explorationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 92

Yellow and Blue Make...

Mixing yellow and blue paint together to discover green. Like grass and leaves!

Color mixing explorationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 93

Red and Blue Make...

Mixing red and blue paint together to discover purple. A royal color!

Color mixing explorationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 94

Mixing Painting

Painting with two colors and letting them mix right on the paper. Watch them blend!

Mixing colors on paperhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 95

Rainbow of Colors

Creating a painting using all the colors we've mixed. God made so many beautiful colors!

Using mixed colors creativelyhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 20Art from Our HeartBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtCreating art as personal expression
Materials:
  • variety of art materials available
  • paper
  • paint
  • crayons
  • collage materials
Day 96

Happy Art

Creating art that shows something that makes us happy. Use bright colors and big shapes!

Expressing emotions through arthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 97

Things I Love

Drawing or painting something we love. Family, pets, toys - anything special to us!

Personal narrative through arthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 98

Thank You Art

Creating art to say thank you to someone. Art can be a gift!

Art as communicationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 99

My Favorite Color

Creating artwork using mostly our favorite color. Everyone's favorite is special!

Personal choice in arthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 100

Free Creation Day

Choosing any materials and creating whatever our heart wants to make. God made us creative!

Independent creative expressionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 21Painting with Unusual ToolsBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtUsing non-traditional painting tools
Materials:
  • paint
  • paper
  • unusual tools (cotton swabs, feathers, toy cars, marbles, string)
Day 101

Cotton Swab Dots

Dipping cotton swabs in paint and dotting them on paper. Make patterns and pictures with dots!

Dotting techniquehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 102

Feather Painting

Using feathers as paintbrushes. They make soft, tickly marks! God made bird feathers!

Painting with natural objectshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 103

Car Track Painting

Rolling toy cars through paint and driving them across paper. Vroom, vroom!

Rolling objects through painthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 104

Marble Rolling

Putting marbles in paint and rolling them in a box or on paper. Watch them make swirly lines!

Marble painting techniquehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 105

String Painting

Dipping string in paint and dragging or pressing it on paper. Make wavy lines!

Painting with stringhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 22Building with BoxesBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtThree-dimensional construction
Materials:
  • small boxes and containers
  • glue
  • tape
  • paint
  • decorating materials
Day 106

Stacking Boxes

Stacking boxes to build towers and structures. How tall can we build?

Balancing and stackinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 107

Gluing Boxes Together

Gluing boxes together to create a sculpture. Connect them in different ways!

Joining three-dimensional objectshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 108

Painting Our Sculpture

Painting the box sculpture we created. Add color to our creation!

Painting three-dimensional objectshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 109

Decorating Boxes

Adding paper, stickers, or other materials to decorate our box sculpture. Make it special!

Embellishing sculptureshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 110

Box Robot

Creating a robot or creature from boxes. God made us creative builders!

Imaginative three-dimensional constructionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 23Colorful CollageBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtCreating collages with various materials
Materials:
  • magazines
  • colored paper
  • fabric scraps
  • buttons
  • ribbon
  • glue
Day 111

Magazine Picture Hunt

Finding and tearing out colorful pictures from magazines. Look for bright colors!

Selecting and tearing imageshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 112

Paper Scrap Collage

Gluing torn or cut paper pieces onto paper. Overlap them and fill the space!

Arranging and gluing paperhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 113

Soft Fabric Art

Gluing fabric scraps onto paper. Feel the different textures of fabric!

Working with fabric in collagehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 114

Button Decoration

Adding buttons to our collage. Arrange them in patterns or randomly!

Gluing three-dimensional objectshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 115

Mixed Material Masterpiece

Creating a collage using all different materials. Combine everything we've explored!

Multi-material collage creationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 24Looking at Picture BooksBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtAppreciating illustrations in books
Materials:
  • picture books with varied illustration styles
  • drawing materials for response
Day 116

Colorful Book Pictures

Looking at illustrations in a colorful picture book. Notice how the artist used colors!

Observing illustration techniquesdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 117

Telling Stories with Pictures

Discussing how pictures help tell the story. Pictures show what's happening!

Understanding visual narrativediscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 118

My Favorite Picture

Each child chooses their favorite illustration from the book and explains why.

Expressing preferences about artdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 119

Drawing Like the Book

Creating our own drawing inspired by the book's illustrations. Our own special version!

Art inspired by other artistshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 120

Making Our Own Page

Creating an illustration for our own story page. We can be book illustrators too!

Creating narrative illustrationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 25Exploring PatternsBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtCreating and recognizing patterns
Materials:
  • stamps
  • paint
  • stickers
  • crayons
  • paper
Day 121

Color Patterns

Making patterns with two colors - red, blue, red, blue. Repeat, repeat, repeat!

Creating simple color patternshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 122

Stamp Patterns

Using stamps to create repeating patterns. Press, press, press in order!

Creating patterns with stampshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 123

Shape Patterns

Drawing or stamping patterns with different shapes. Circle, square, circle, square!

Creating patterns with shapeshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 124

Sticker Patterns

Using stickers to create patterns on paper. Peel, stick, peel, stick!

Creating patterns with stickershands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 125

Pattern Picture

Creating artwork that includes patterns. Patterns are everywhere in God's creation!

Incorporating patterns into arthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 26Splatter and DripBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtExploring paint movement
Materials:
  • thin paint
  • paper
  • droppers
  • brushes
  • straws
Day 126

Paint Drops

Using droppers to drop paint onto paper. Watch the drops splash and spread!

Using droppers for painthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 127

Drip Painting

Letting paint drip down the paper. Tilt the paper and watch it run!

Exploring gravity with painthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 128

Splatter Fun

Gently tapping a paint-loaded brush over paper to create splatters. Tap, tap, tap!

Splatter techniquehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 129

Blow Painting

Dropping paint on paper and blowing through a straw to move it. Blow the paint around!

Blow painting techniquehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 130

Action Painting

Combining drips, drops, and splatters to create an action painting. Paint can move!

Combining paint techniqueshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 27Folding and SymmetryBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtCreating symmetrical art
Materials:
  • paper
  • paint
  • crayons
  • scissors (for parent)
Day 131

Fold and Paint

Putting paint on one side of folded paper, pressing it closed, and opening to see the mirror image!

Creating symmetrical paint printshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 132

Butterfly Wings

Creating a symmetrical butterfly using the fold and paint technique. Both sides match!

Understanding symmetry through butterflieshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 133

Mirror Drawing

Drawing on one side of a folded line and seeing how it could match on the other side.

Understanding mirror imageshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 134

Paper Snowflake

Decorating folded paper that opens into a symmetrical design. God made snowflakes symmetrical!

Creating radial symmetryhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 135

Both Sides the Same

Creating artwork where both sides match. Symmetry is beautiful!

Intentional symmetry creationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 28Art with Yarn and StringBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtCreating with fiber materials
Materials:
  • yarn
  • string
  • glue
  • paper
  • scissors (for parent)
Day 136

Yarn Exploration

Feeling yarn and string. Notice the texture and how they bend and curl!

Tactile exploration of fibershands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 137

Gluing Yarn Lines

Gluing yarn onto paper to create lines and designs. Make squiggles and shapes!

Gluing yarn to paperhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 138

Yarn Shapes

Arranging yarn to make shapes on paper. Circle, square, triangle!

Forming shapes with yarnhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 139

Colorful Yarn Picture

Using different colored yarn to create a picture. Layer colors on top of each other!

Multi-color yarn arthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 140

Yarn and Paint Together

Combining yarn with paint or crayons. Mix different art materials!

Mixed media with yarnhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 29Building with PaperBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtThree-dimensional paper construction
Materials:
  • construction paper
  • paper strips
  • glue
  • tape
  • scissors
Day 141

Paper Loops

Making loops by gluing the ends of paper strips together. Connect loops to make chains!

Creating and connecting loopshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 142

Standing Paper

Folding paper to make it stand up. Accordion folds make paper bounce!

Folding paper for structurehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 143

Paper Sculpture

Gluing folded and rolled paper pieces to create a standing sculpture. Build up!

Three-dimensional paper constructionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 144

Paper Curls

Curling paper strips around a pencil and gluing them to create curly designs.

Curling paper techniquehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 145

Paper City

Using folded and rolled paper to build buildings and structures. We can build with paper!

Complex paper constructionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 30Painting Our FeelingsBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtUsing art to express emotions
Materials:
  • paint
  • brushes
  • paper
  • various colors
Day 146

Happy Colors

Painting with colors that make us feel happy. Bright yellows, oranges, and pinks!

Associating colors with emotionshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 147

Calm and Peaceful

Painting gently with calm colors like blue and green. Soft, slow brush strokes.

Painting to express calmhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 148

Excited Painting

Painting with lots of energy and bright colors. Fast marks and bold strokes!

Expressing excitement through arthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 149

Silly Art

Creating a silly, fun painting that makes us laugh. Wiggle lines and funny shapes!

Playful artistic expressionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 150

How I Feel Today

Painting a picture that shows how we feel right now. Art shows our feelings!

Personal emotional expressionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 31Outdoor ArtBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtCreating art with and in nature
Materials:
  • sidewalk chalk
  • natural materials
  • paper
  • crayons
Day 151

Sidewalk Chalk Art

Drawing on the sidewalk or driveway with chalk. Make big pictures outside!

Large-scale outdoor drawinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 152

Nature Collection

Collecting natural items like sticks, leaves, and rocks to use for art. God made these!

Gathering natural materialshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 153

Stick Art

Arranging sticks on the ground to make shapes and pictures. Nature art doesn't need glue!

Arranging natural materialshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 154

Rock Painting

Painting smooth rocks with bright colors. Decorate rocks from God's creation!

Painting on natural surfaceshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 155

Nature Mandala

Arranging natural materials in a circular pattern. Create beauty with nature!

Creating patterns with natural objectshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 32Rolling and Spinning ArtBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtCreating art through motion
Materials:
  • paper
  • paint
  • marbles
  • salad spinner
  • toy cars
  • shallow boxes
Day 156

Marble Roll Painting

Rolling marbles in paint inside a box to create swirly designs. Roll, roll, roll!

Creating art through rolling motionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 157

Spin Art

Using a salad spinner or lazy susan to spin paint on paper. Watch the colors spin!

Creating art through spinninghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 158

Car Track Designs

Rolling toy cars through paint to create track patterns. Drive through the paint!

Creating patterns through rollinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 159

Ball Rolling

Rolling different sized balls through paint. Big balls make big marks!

Exploring size through rollinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 160

Motion Art

Creating artwork using any rolling or spinning technique. Art can move!

Independent motion-based arthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 33Painting PeopleBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtDrawing and painting simple people
Materials:
  • paper
  • crayons
  • paint
  • markers
  • mirrors
Day 161

Circle Faces

Drawing circle faces and adding eyes, nose, and mouth. Everyone has a face!

Drawing basic faceshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 162

Stick People

Drawing simple stick figure people with circle heads and line bodies. People have arms and legs!

Drawing basic human figureshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 163

My Self-Portrait

Looking in a mirror and drawing our own face. God made each of us special!

Self-portrait creationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 164

Painting People

Using paint to create people in our pictures. Add color to our people!

Painting human figureshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 165

My Family

Drawing or painting our family members. God gave us families!

Drawing multiple figureshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 34Experimenting with ArtBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtFree exploration and experimentation
Materials:
  • variety of art supplies
  • paper
  • unusual materials to try
Day 166

Try Something New

Experimenting with an art material we haven't used much. What happens when we try?

Artistic experimentationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 167

Mix It Up

Combining two art materials we don't usually use together. What can we discover?

Combining materials creativelyhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 168

Messy Art Day

Creating art that's extra messy and fun. Getting messy is okay when we're creating!

Embracing the art processhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 169

Art Surprise

Creating art with mystery materials. What will we make today?

Adapting to new materialshands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 170

Inventor's Art

Inventing our own way to make art. Be creative and try new ideas!

Creative problem-solvinghands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 35Celebrating Our ArtBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtReflecting on and sharing artwork
Materials:
  • previous artworks
  • paper for new art
  • decorating materials
Day 171

My Favorite Art

Looking through our artwork and choosing our favorites. Each piece is special!

Reflecting on own artworkdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 172

Talking About My Art

Sharing our artwork and telling about it. What did we make? How did we make it?

Verbal description of artworkdiscussion📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 173

Art Show Preparation

Choosing pieces to display and helping arrange them. Make our art look special!

Curating and displaying arthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 174

Thank You Art

Creating a special piece of art to give to someone we love. Art is a gift!

Creating art as a gifthands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 175

Celebration Art

Making art to celebrate all we've learned this year. We are artists!

Celebratory art creationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Week 36Summer Art FunBibleMouse Pre-K3 ArtJoyful creation and review
Materials:
  • variety of favorite art supplies
  • paper
  • paint
  • natural materials
Day 176

Favorite Art Activity

Doing our favorite art activity from the whole year. What do we love most?

Personal choice and preferencehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 177

Rainbow Creation

Creating artwork using all the colors of the rainbow. God made all the colors!

Using full color rangehands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 178

Big Art Project

Working on a large piece of art using many materials. Go big!

Large-scale creationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 179

Art Party

Free creation with all our favorite materials available. Celebrate being creative!

Independent joyful creationhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭
Day 180

Keep Creating

Making one more special artwork and talking about creating art over the summer. We are creators like God!

Ongoing creative expressionhands-on📖 Start BibleMouse Lesson 🐭

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Start with Day 1 and work through at your own pace. Each lesson builds on the last!