Art Words for Toddlers and Kids

By Kala Montena

Give children words for the choices they make when they draw, paint and sculpt.

Art Words connects sixteen art terms with visible details and practical activities. Line, hue, tone, medium, impasto, sculpt, composition, perspective, portrait and abstract become ideas children can explore through their own work.

Study a sunflower before drawing. Compare light and dark colours, press a brush into thick paint, shape clay and rearrange objects for a still life. Detailed illustrated scenes invite close looking, while each word offers an explanation, a question, an activity and a reason to revisit the artwork.

Guidance for grown-ups encourages conversation about a child's marks, materials and intentions. Children make their own decisions, with space for different results and a choice about sharing their work.

A glossary, review prompts and a closing gallery project bring the ideas together. Children choose pieces, arrange a display and describe a decision behind their art.

Use Art Words for preschool process art, homeschool enrichment or family creative time. Start with a familiar material and follow the next choice your child wants to make.

Part of Curious World from Kala Early Learning Library.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HNJCYB8B
• ISBN13: 9798330385706
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Empowerpath
• Length: 78 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 3 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7