The following teaching tips have been submitted by kinderart visitors. With young children it is the process, and not the product that counts.
Art is a time for exploration for young children.
Let the child glue snips of paper down or put them in an envelope to take home. Some may opt to throw them away. Q-tips pipe cleaners wire bread ties the eraser end of pencils fingers, etc. Find a good salt dough recipe and use it frequently. Molding the dough helps build fine muscles in the fingers and hands.