The Original Mother Daughter Art Project
The Mother Daughter Art Project
The Mother Daughter Art Project was created to cultivate a strong foundation and scaffolding between mothers and daughters by offering an experience through a monthly subscription box. Each box contains art supplies and ideas to create a specific, collaborative, and intentional piece of art while using the conversation starters to engage in meaningful conversations.
- Connections made through the creative process during a child’s developmental years can have a profound impact that can last a lifetime.
- Shared experiences provide a foundation for learning and facilitate building a scaffolding for meaningful relationships.
- Creating art together provides a pathway for expression, not just in the visual sense, but in the ability to communicate and express ideas.
These experiences, over time, are what makes connections stronger, trust deeper and relationships safer.
The Mother Daughter Art Project Growth Path
Characteristics – The Mother/Daughter pair don’t spend time together like they used to and both miss having dedicated time. They both enjoy being creative.
Milestones – They’ve talked about spending more time together on creative projects.
Action Items – Mom orders TMDAP subscription box to begin building a stronger foundation through meaningful, ongoing talks.
Growth Path Stage #2
Characteristics – The Mother/Daughter pair engage with the materials in the box. They both enjoy the activities and are pleased with the pieces of art they’ve created.
Milestones – They’ve designated a space to be creative, and clean it up after working. The questions inspire honest, vulnerable conversations.
Action Items – They check in with each other often and search for other fun and creative things to do together. They share their progress and artwork within the Mother Daughter Art Project community.
30 creative toddler crafts and art projects to try!
Activities for toddlers that focus on the process of creating the art, rather than the outcome. Try new materials and treat it as an exploration, or even a sensory activity.
- Paint in a baggy with an object.
- Make very simple edible paint with yogurt.
- Trace your toddler and have them draw themselves a self-portrait!
- Paint with a box, some objects and shake it up.
- Use a material they love. Sand. Doodle with some glue and play!
- Make prints! A toilet tube makes and awesome stamped heart.
- Mix up colors (with no mess!) with this simple setup from Mama Smiles.
- Paint with trucks and other vehicles.
- Use stickers for art. Simple yet easily forgotten about! (from Rainy Day Mum)
- Set up an entire table for scribbles! (from Joyful Parenting)
- Colored rice art. (from Your Modern Family)
- Put paint in a squeeze bottle! It makes it so much fun. And anyone can do it! (from Entertain Your Toddler)
- Just get dirty and have a blast with it. Make some mud and paint away! (from The Chocolate Muffin Tree)
- Make art in the bathtub! Create an entire art station in the tub from Growing a Jeweled Rose
- Make a mixed media collage. Using anything you have in the cupboards! Hand some glue over to your toddler and let them go nuts! (from Rainy Day Mum)
- Or do the above mentioned mixed media collage with the previously mentioned contact paper on the window! Lovely recycled art idea from The Imagination Tree.
Crafts for Toddlers
Activities for toddlers that are geared more toward the craft than the process, although the process is still important, there is usually some outcome of the product.
- Make collages on contact paper (with anything really)!
- A great exercise for fine motor skills, make a shoestring necklace with cut up straws.
- Simply decorate bowls (or other porcelain dishes) with sharpie markers. Just protect other surfaces from the markers!
- Use markers (I highly recommend Crayola’s Washable Markers (affiliate link), they come off everything) for a coffee filter garland.
- Make a holiday tree. Just paint some branches and decorate!
- You know those yarn balloons? Well, they’re too hard for a toddler. Just glue some yarn randomly. Make yarn circles!
- Dip coffee filters in colored water to decorate for flowers!
- Make bird feeders with Cheerios! (from East Coast Mommy)
Other Toddler Creative Projects
Creativity can happen in all sorts of places, not necessarily as an art or craft project. A toddler’s mind is creative without trying, so let them explore and see what they come up with!
- Water is my go to with the boys. And painting with water has been a huge hit for my toddler.
- Using some cookie cutters and other gadgets, see what marks they make in your carpet!
- Display a rainbow under salt in a tray for some pre-writing sensory play! (from Learning 4 Kids)
- Similar to the contact paper art, only make it larger with no end purpose. An entire sticky table for creative play from Share and Remember.
- Take time to explore different art materials just as they are, such as having some glue play from World Play House.
- And what better way to entertain a toddler than to give them a completely piece of art and let them destroy it. Bouceback Parenting has wonderful ideas for creative destruction just for toddlers.
Since I have such a hard time coming up with ideas for toddler crafts and art ideas, I’d like you to add to this list.
More crafts by the season:
- Winter crafts for kids
- Spring crafts for kids
- Summer crafts for kids
- Fall crafts for kids
Mother’s day crafts
Looking for more fun ideas and clever Mother’s Day projects for kids of all ages? You will love these:
- Free Printable Homemade Mothers Day Cards
- Flower Bouquet Mothers Day Crafts
- Handprint Free printable mothers day crafts
- Lacing Flower Craft Printable mothers day cards to color pdf
- Cupcake Flower Mothers Day Craft with preschool mothers day poems
- Simple Preschool Mothers Day Cards for kids to make
- 25 Mothers Day Crafts for Kids
- SIMPLE Mother’s day handprint Craft Project
- 3D Mother’s day handprint art that will be a precious keepsake
- Free Mothers day coloring pages
- Make mom this beautiful flower suncatcher craft
- Mom will love a bouquet of pretty flower crafts
Fathers Day Printable
Looking for even more free Father’s Day printables to give to Dad? You will love these clever Father’s day Crafts, fathers day gifts, and more!
- Fathers Day Coloring Pages – over 18 different free coloring pages to choose from!
- Toolbox Printable Fathers Day Craft
- Tie Flipbook Printable Fathers Day Crafts
- Free! 11 Printable Fathers Day Cards for kids to color
- Father’s Day Trophy Craft for children to make
- 40 Homemade Fathers Day Cards
- 18 Creative, homemade Fathers day gifts
- Super Cute Donut Fathers Day Crafts for Preschool
- Discover the artwork of Andy Warhol while making these stunning Fathers Day Art
Cute Mothers Day Crafts
Still haven’t found just the right project? Try these clever and cute mother’s day crafts for toddler, preschool, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, and elementary age students.
- Q-tip Dandelion Mother’s Day Card from Sassy Dealz
- DIY Peppermint Sugar Scrub Gift from The Frugal Girls
- Photo Bookmarks from Creative Family Moments
- Mother’s Day Ice Cream Cone from A Cupcake for the Teacher
- Handprint Potholders from Handprint & Footprint ART
- Movie Night Gift Box from The Frugal Girls
- Plantable Mother’s Day Card from Make and Takes
- Recycled Spoon Garden Markers from Domestic Simplicity
- Easy Mother’s Day Breakfast from Sassy Dealz
- I Love you to “pieces” from The Frugal Girls
- LEGO FLowers for Mother’s Day
