I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to help parents talk about works of art with their toddlers and preschoolers. To help you get comfortable talking about art with your kids, I’ve put together a list of 20 artworks that work well with toddlers and preschoolers.
My two-year-old sat on my lap while I was finding the artworks, so many of these are Zuzu-approved! 🙂  These are in no order, but the first one was Zuzu’s favorite!
I’ve included the pictures below (or a link to them if they are copyrighted).
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Grant Wood, Parson Weems’ Fable, 1939 – http://www.cartermuseum.org/artworks/269
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Melissa Miller, Ghost Net, 2013 – http://melissamillerartist.com/2002-2014/oils/view/92
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Carmen Lomas Garza, Empanadas, 1991 – http://carmenlomasgarza.com/artwork/paintings/ (Image 17)
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Joan Miro, Dutch Interior I, 1928 – http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=79023
Look at one or more of these with your littles and let me know how it went in the comments. Which one was your child’s favorite?
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I must be a little kid at heart as these are some of the pieces that make my heart the happiest. Rousseau’s Dream was my favorite as a very small child after seeing it at the MOMA, and now I dream I am her….
Thank you. It is really those art pieces that we connect with most that we can bring to the kids in the most authentic way. Keep dreaming….
Most of these are fabulous. I teach at a learning center, which is attended by all homeschooled students. Their parents are very sensitive, so I have to be very careful bout the images I present. I love Rousseau, but I chose other works of his which would not offend my parents (his other jungle pieces with no humans in them). We also looked at The Sleeping Gypsy. Then, the kids worked on an artwork inspired by those pieces. The Sleeping Gypsy inspired a lively conversation. Super fun!
Thank you for the Sleeping Gypsy lesson included in the library.
Thank you so much for sharing Jennifer! That sounds like a lovely lesson.