Use pom-poms to create 3D art with preschoolers. Glue, wiggly eyes, felt and pipe cleaners or yarn can be put together in a wide variety of ways to make bugs. A ladybug would take one large red pom-pom, two wiggly eyes, black circle shapes cut from felt and a black pipe cleaner. Preschoolers can wrap the pipe cleaner around the pom-pom for the antenna and then glue the dots and eyes in place. Once you have shown them how to create a ladybug, they can experiment with different combinations of colors and materials.
Preschoolers can make and wear this 3D project. Hats can be made with construction paper, tape and whatever art supplies you have on hand. Start by wrapping a wide strip of construction paper around the preschooler's head then tape in place. Add a thin strip from ear to ear and another from the front to the back of the crown; this will secure the hat in place so it will not fall over their eyes. The kids can decorate their hats with crayons, markers or glitter glue. They can add tissue paper flowers, stickers and glitter. If you limit their color palette, hats can be season-specific such as a fall hat with orange, yellow and brown, or winter snowflake hats using light blue and white paper and supplies.
Make your own soft clay for preschoolers to create 3D art projects. Mix six cups of flour with one cup vegetable oil plus enough water to make it pliable. After discussing the clouds and their various formations, have the preschoolers make their own clouds. Just like real clouds, though, these cloud formations are not here to stay. Gather up the clouds and put them all in an air-tight container until next time they want to play with clay.
A more permanent clay art project could involve air-dried clay or bread dough clay that can be baked and then painted.