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Art · The activity desk
Circles inspired by Kandinsky
Layer colorful paper circles after looking at art by Vasily Kandinsky.
Let's play →
A little plan for play
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Several sheets of paper, large child-appropriate crayons, a glue stick, and adult scissors.
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Stay with the child throughout. Check the space and supplies, including anything within reach of younger siblings. Skip any activity that is unsuitable. Stop if a child puts non-food material in their mouth or becomes distressed. Use intact books, full sheets of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon and a clean, dry towel. Follow product labels; remove torn paper and keep broken crayons and caps away from children. Adult handles and stores supplies.
Set up: An adult cuts several large circles in different sizes and puts scissors away. Choose another sheet for the background.
Adult's role: Handle scissors, help arrange the shapes, and invite the child to choose colors and placement.
Let's make it happen
- Look at a reproduction of Kandinsky's Several Circles, or talk about how an artist can use circles and colors.
- Color the paper circles. Arrange some separately and place others partly on top of one another.
- Glue the shapes onto the background and describe the colors and shapes you chose.
Make it simpler: Color and arrange two large circles together.
Clean up: Close the glue stick, collect scraps, and let the collage dry flat.
An adult handles scissors and supervises glue. Keep paper and glue away from mouths.