Collaborative canvas art

12 ideas for canvas art projects for preschool and older kids! These can be collaborative art projects, individual works of art, or done in a small group. They're great in a classroom setting or at home!

Magic happens when kids work together. From pudding paint to catapults, these collaborative group art projects for kids will be a hit in your home or class.

Here's a project that my four-year-old and two-year-old both participated in, and I think would have worked well if we had a wider age range too. Each girl was given a small square of watercolor paper. I handed strips of masking tape to my two-year-old to stick on to her paper however she liked. My four-year-old was able to rip off her own tape. Next, we painted the squares with watercolors. I recommended to them that we only use bright, happy colors for this project. After the paint had…

Jane Quinn King on Instagram: "Watercolor weaving created by the 2nd and 3rd grade classes. This is a project for our school auction. Each student painted a 24" by 1/2" strip of paper. The papers were then woven together to form this collaborative artwork.❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 . . . #artteachersofig #artteachersofinstagram #artlessons #artroom #artclass #artprojects #artteacher #schoolauction #collaborativeart #3rdgradeart #2ndgradeart #watercolor #paperweaving #weaving #schoolauctionproject…

Tiff Manuell on Instagram: "And off to the framers they go ❤️ The waitlist for these canvas compositions is open, please email info@tiffmanuell.com with your expression of interest and we’ll be in touch as soon as new pieces become available x"

This layered canvas family project is a super fun collaborative activity and art game for the whole family! -The Art Pantry