Starry Nights- kindergarten -

Starry Nights– kindergarten

A child's drawing inspired by Van Gogh’s "Starry Night," created during kindergarten, features swirls, stars, and a dark house with colorful accents.

This was one of my FAVORITE lessons this year. I just loved how each and every one of them turned out. They are so expressive and colorful. This is a new spin on a Starry Night lesson.

I started by introducing Vincent Van Gogh’s art by showing prints of his art and by showing a movie:

Then, the students drew swirls, dashed and dots to create MOVEMENT using markers. I told that this would be their night sky, so they could add stars or other “sky things” if they wanted.

Colorful spiral and swirl designs are drawn on white paper with various patterns and shapes, evoking the playful creativity of kindergarten art projects.

These could be interesting and beautiful artworks on their own!

A colorful abstract drawing with swirls, dots, and brushstrokes in red, yellow, blue, and green on a white background evokes a kindergarten's playful creativity.

Then, the kids cut out buildings, trees or anything from black paper to create silhouette forms.

Kindergarten children's artwork featuring colorful crayon swirls and black paper cutouts of buildings with bright, geometric windows evokes the charm of Starry Nights.

Finally, to add extra color, the kids added colorful shape stickers for windows and other details. I ordered this huge pack of shape stickers from Discount School Supply. These should last us a LONG time.. the package of stickers is HUGE!

A child’s hands point at colorful stickers and drawings on a table filled with creative artwork and geometric shapes.

Here are some of the finished masterpieces!

A child's colorful drawing with swirls, stars, a house, a tree, and abstract shapes on a white background captures the essence of Starry Nights in a kindergarten art class.

Child's drawing of abstract black houses, a yellow swirling sky reminiscent of Starry Nights, and colorful dots and shapes on a white background.

Abstract children's art with colorful shapes, swirls, suns, and buildings on a white background, reminiscent of starry nights.

Child's drawing of houses with black paper, colored shapes, swirls, and circles in various colors on a white background, resembling Starry Nights.

Child-like abstract art featuring various geometric shapes, swirls, and colorful lines on a white background with a hint of Starry Nights mystique.

A colorful abstract drawing with various shapes, lines, and scribbles in multiple colors on a white background, capturing the playful energy of a kindergarten.

I am HAPPY to share my ideas with you and give you some inspiration. Pin it, bookmark it, print if off… Heck, copy the lesson exactly! But, if you decide to copy the lesson exactly and repost it on your blog.. please link back to me! I know a Van Gogh lesson isn’t original, but this one was my own unique take on a Starry Night lesson. When I was searching for inspiration for my lesson… I found these two projects which I LOVED: Starry Night Idea #1 and Starry Night Idea #2….