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Art Museum in a Box

8/12/2020

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It’s time for a virtual field trip!
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Have you ever taken your grandchildren to an art museum? Even babies respond to being in a place with new things to look at, and exposing young children to a wide variety of great art introduces them to the idea of diversity in our world. Plus, between the ages of 2 and 5, creativity explodes. If we nurture it, it is likely to become a life-long characteristic.

Of course, many of us aren’t able to take our grandchildren anywhere right now. So why not send the art museum to them? That’s what I just did, and it was a big hit. What did it include?
Museum ABC Book Cover
​Museum ABC, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a beautiful introduction to both fine art and the alphabet. 
The Story of Paintings Book Cover
If you have older grandkids, you can send The Story of Paintings: A History of Art for Children 
Art Making With MOMA book cover
You’ll want to include a book about making art. Art Making with MoMA: 20 Activities for Kids Inspired by Artists at The Museum of Modern Art is a great one. Although some of the activities are more advanced, most of them can be adapted based on children’s ages.  

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This Faber-Castell watercolor set has everything needed for beginning artists. 

And since gluing things together is a thrill when you are a small child (and helps with crucial small motor development), look for something with lots of pieces. The ALEX Toys Little Hands My Collage Farm is perfect.

Children playing with collage set
After the serious business of creating, they had such fun playing with the animals they made!
And to keep them from ruining their clothes, you’ll want to throw in an art smock for each child. I ordered this two pack.

Go put together a virtual field trip to the art museum for your grandkids, then tag me on Instagram or Facebook with a photo of their masterpieces!
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