what are some good art projects to do with my 2 year old son?

Answer 1

Finger-paint, stickers into scenes, Plasticine....

Answer 2

Basic shapes and basic colors are best for a child that young. You can get a sack of pre-cut shapes for any craft store. It will have the basics: circle, square, triangle, etc. It may also have every day items: shirts, tables, chairs, etc. You can either glue the pieces or have the child trace around the pieces to form a picture. As you are doing this you can review shape names, characteristics and color.

Ex. This is blue square, this is a red square. All squares have four sides: 1, 2, 3, 4. What things are shaped like a square?

If you really want to do some advanced work, you can have the child tell you a story about the picture you created together.

As I'm writing this I'm remembering how much fun it was to do this when mine were little.

Answer 3

If you have the time. Black boards in the home are a gem.
Use them for drawing, and the ultimate is to grab yourself
one of those artist easels with safety crayons and paste pictures
on the board with numbers and write his name for him to copy etc. Saves drawing on the walls. Old fashion is best. and believe me it's alot more fun. Both parents get to be involved.
Repetitive is best. He relates to what he sees everyday, and not necessarily on the Television. T.V takes away the involvement of
family .Children are left on there own too often.

Answer 4

my son is 2 also and this past summer on a camping trip i gathered acorns, leaves, mushroom,... etc and am planning to make a collage of his camping trip, it will also be his first art project. i felt like something like a collage would be less mess lol. just get a little sticky mayb lol u can make ur own play do, making finger jello and letting him cut them out w/ the cookie cutters, making paper finger puppets,

Answer 5

free play.Put a bunch of things out maybe a few at at time and see what he wants to do with them.The obvious, silly putty, play-dough, finger paint, various shaped objects(sensory development), and water paints (with a drop cloth).

You might also try silly string, those things where you apply the pictures that attach to a background via static electricity..can't recall their name, use food colors and let him apply it to clay, things with different textures (smooth and rough surface cookies, tongue depressors, and paper cups)...even the old fashion eggs...even if it isn't Easter.

And of course the obvious...at 2 years of age, supervision, supervision.....

I had a great time with my son doing stuff like that 20 years ago...really glad I made the time spend every possible moment with him at that age and at every year of his life. It's not just a mom's opportunity to have fun!

Have fun.

Answer 6

I read somewhere that there's a project you can do with Kool-Aid. First you need to make some different-colored Kool-Aid ice cubes using an ice tray. Use some popsicle sticks as handles. Now, your kid can eat them and draw with them.

This project also helps children identify one color from another, and it helps improve their fine motor skills.

Answer 7

get some water paint and some big paper sheets (or newspaper)put on some old clothes on u and him, and let his and ur creativity work. he would feel a lot better and will help his brain development by creating some "picasso's" and will make his atttachment with u more special.

Answer 8

coloring books, and playing legos, and playing with toka trucks in the dirt they love that basically anything woth your son is good

Answer 9

do a mold of his hands and feet. you can buy the kits at a craft store.

Answer 10

finger paint, make a collage of stuff you both like, draw, color, clay/playdough, make your own playdough, make cookies, make picture frames