How to make sunflower craft like Vincent Van Gogh is a fun craft for the littles to get involved with art.
This fun open-ended craft allows your child a chance to discover the beauty of art hands-on.
I have a free printable cut and paste Van Gogh inspired sunflower craft.
Vincent Van Gogh was born in 1853 in a small village in the Netherland and he was a painter.
Theodorus van Gogh, a Dutch Reformed minister was Van Gogh father.
Van Gogh’s life wasn’t easy, and he was a serious and quiet child.
Too, sadly he struggled with mental health issues.
However, he spent his childhood exploring woods and fields.
And he believed art and nature went hand in hand and that artists needed to understand the natural world.
BOOKS ABOUT VINCENT VAN GOGH FOR KIDS
Also, look at a few of these fun age appropriate books for the littles.
Additionally, I like to mix in different reading levels for your kids as we find them.
3 Books About Vincent Van Gogh and His Art for Kids Who Love to Read and Be Read To
Add some of these books about Vincent Van Gogh and his life and art to your home library or unit study.
In COME LOOK WITH ME: EXPLORING LANDSCAPE ART WITH CHILDREN art educator Gladys S. Blizzard introduces boys and girls to 12 magnificent landscape paintings. Through these carefully selected works and a thought-provoking text, the author guides students toward an imaginative new way of looking at art.This book is suited both for family reading and for sharing with a small group. Each full-color reproduction is accompanied by a brief biological sketch of the artist and a series of open-ended questions designed to make the most of a child's natural curiosity.
Abrams is pleased to introduce its new line of stationery to be published simultaneously with the all-new book Babar's Museum of Art by Laurent de Brunhoff. Featuring elephant-inspired versions of some of the best-known paintings in the world, our note card set and journal will appeal to Babar fans and art lovers of all ages. This adorable journal features full-color elephant paintings from Babar's Museum of Art on both the front and back covers and end papers.
Meet Artist Vincent van Gogh!
Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series combines a delightful mix of full-color historical reproductions, photos, and hilarious cartoon-style illustrations that bring to life the works of renowned artists, combining poignant anecdotes with important factual information for readers (Ages 8-9).This book provides an entertaining and humorous introduction to the famous artist, Vincent van Gogh. Full-color reproductions of the actual paintings are enhanced by Venezia's clever illustrations and story line.
Next, look at some more facts about the art of Vincent Van Gogh.
10 FACTS FOR KIDS ABOUT THE ARTIST VAN GOGH
- Some of Van Gogh’s famous paintings are Starry Night, Sunflowers and The Bedroom.
- He was largely self-taught.
- His brother Theo supported Van Gogh financially as he developed his artistic skills.
- You decide how old your child should be when you discuss mental health, but Van Gogh cut off part of his ear during mental distress. Look at this Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear to see his determination to be resilient.
- He is known for his bold colors and dramatic, thick brushstrokes.
- Creating many self-portraits, he used them to explore emotion. Encourage your child to show you pictures he makes for different emotions.
- Compared to some other artists, his career was short like only 10 years.
- Van Gogh is associated with the impasto technique. It’s been said that he applied the paint directly on the canvas and mixed it with his fingers.
- He believed colors should express emotion like the yellow and blue in his painting Starry Night to create a dreamy sky.
- During his lifetime he wasn’t really famous. After he died, he was recognized as one of the greatest painters of all time.
Now, look at more crafts about sunflowers.
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