Here is an easy Starry Night inspired project that I like to teach to my kindergarten art classes.
There is a great Van Gogh book for kids called “Getting to Know the Greatest Artists”, by Mike Venezia (my favorite series of art books for kids.)
After viewing the swirling lines, dots and dashes that Van Gogh used, the students create a wild and swirly night sky scene with markers. A silhouettte landscape or city scene is added on the bottom with black paper.
Star stickers can be added to the sky and shape stickers can be placed on the city buildings for windows.
Cute project. I love teaching kids about famous artists and what they can learn from them. Just ran across your website. Wonderful resources.
This is a favorite of mine! I love all the swirly designs.
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