EYFS Art Activity Pack for Creative, Hands-On Early Years Learning
EYFS art activity pack is a bright, engaging printable journal designed to help little learners explore making, creating, designing and storytelling through practical, open-ended activities. Created for EYFS teachers, practitioners and home educators, this resource gives children meaningful opportunities to experiment with different materials, tools and techniques while building confidence in expressive arts and design. The pack is presented as an EYFS Art Journal and includes a cover page plus a wide range of activity pages that encourage children to create, talk about their work and revisit their ideas.
This resource is ideal for adults who want a simple, usable way to provide rich art experiences without overcomplicating planning. Each page offers a clear activity prompt, space for children’s work or photographs, and a linked learning objective. That means you can use it as an art journal, a provision enhancement, a take-home creative booklet or part of a wider expressive arts and design curriculum.
Why Choose EYFS Art Activity Pack?
Creative experiences in the early years should feel exciting, accessible and full of possibility. This EYFS art activity pack has been designed with that in mind. It supports children to safely explore materials, investigate colour, texture and form, and begin sharing ideas about what they have made.
The journal format makes it especially useful because it gives each activity a sense of purpose while still keeping learning playful. Children can stick, paint, build, print, shape, weave, design and talk about their creations in ways that feel manageable and enjoyable. The pack also supports adults by offering ready-to-use prompts that are easy to introduce in classrooms, nursery settings or home learning environments.
Inside the resource, you will find activities linked to key EYFS Expressive Arts and Design goals, including safely using and exploring a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function, sharing creations and explaining the process used, and using props and materials in role play and storytelling.
How EYFS Art Activity Pack Supports Expressive Arts and Design
This EYFS art activity pack supports a broad and balanced approach to Expressive Arts and Design by giving children the chance to explore both art-making and imaginative expression. The activities are varied, practical and rooted in active learning, which makes them well suited to continuous provision, adult-led sessions and child-initiated follow-up work.
The first section of the pack focuses on exploring materials and techniques. Children are invited to make collages, use a glue station, try tool painting, playdough, junk modelling, printing, weaving, clay creations and chalk or charcoal marks. These pages encourage experimentation, fine motor development and sensory exploration.
The next section develops children’s understanding of colour, design, texture, form and function. Activities include colour mixing, texture rubbings, designing a crown, nature art, building a bridge, making a texture board, loose parts patterns, mini shelter building and creating a 3D sculpture. These tasks help children notice differences, make design choices and explore how materials can be combined in creative ways.
The pack also includes pages that encourage children to talk about their work and reflect on their process. Activities such as show and tell, artist’s chair, photo process talk, my favourite part, partner share, before and after, display labels and gallery walk all help children begin to explain what they created and how they made it.
Finally, the journal includes role play and storytelling prompts such as story basket, make a puppet, small world stories, magic wand or crown, shop or café role play, loose parts storytelling, character masks, build a story setting and treasure box story prompt. These pages make this EYFS art activity pack especially valuable because they connect creative making with communication, imagination and narrative development.
Ways to Use EYFS Art Activity Pack
One of the strengths of this resource is its flexibility. You can use the whole journal over time, dip in and out of individual pages, or select activities that match a current theme, provision area or child interest.
This EYFS art activity pack works well for:
- nursery and Reception art provision
- expressive arts and design enhancements
- home education creative projects
- childminder activities
- fine motor and sensory exploration
- evidence for learning journals or portfolios
- take-home art and craft packs
- role play and storytelling invitations
Because many of the pages include space to stick photographs or finished work, the journal can also become a lovely record of children’s creative development over time.
What’s Included in EYFS Art Activity Pack
This printable pack includes 36 pages in total, beginning with an EYFS Art Journal cover page and followed by a wide range of themed activity sheets.
The activities include:
- collage
- glue station
- tool painting
- playdough
- junk modelling
- printing fun
- weaving
- clay creations
- chalk and charcoal marks
- colour mixing
- texture rubbings
- design a crown
- nature art
- build a bridge
- texture board
- loose parts patterns
- mini shelter
- 3D sculpture
- show and tell
- artist’s chair
- photo process talk
- my favourite part
- partner share
- before and after
- display labels
- gallery walk
- story basket
- make a puppet
- small world stories
- magic wand or crown
- shop or café role play
- loose parts storytelling
- character masks
- build a story setting
- treasure box story prompt
Perfect For
This EYFS art activity pack is ideal for:
- EYFS teachers
- nursery practitioners
- Reception classes
- home educators
- childminders
- SEN-friendly creative provision
- classrooms wanting more open-ended art opportunities
It is particularly useful for adults who want practical art and design ideas that feel playful, purposeful and easy to set up.
If you are looking for an engaging printable resource that encourages little learners to explore materials, develop confidence and express their ideas creatively, this EYFS art activity pack is a lovely addition to your early years provision. It combines art, design, speaking, reflection and storytelling in one cheerful journal-style pack, making it a versatile and supportive resource for everyday EYFS practice.
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