Wassily Kandinsky for Kids
A child-friendly introduction to Kandinsky, abstraction, colour and music.
Explore colour, shape, music and imagination through Wassily Kandinsky and abstract art.
Kandinsky helped show that a painting does not need to copy the visible world. Lines, colours and shapes can express movement, rhythm, feeling and ideas.
Listen closely, look slowly and notice what your imagination adds.
Meet Kandinsky, explore abstract art and discover how senses can sometimes overlap.
A child-friendly introduction to Kandinsky, abstraction, colour and music.
Explore synesthesia and how some people experience one sense through another.
Create an original abstract picture using rhythmic lines, geometric shapes and colour.
Enjoy books that introduce Kandinsky, colour, imagination and expressive art.
A beautiful introduction to Kandinsky’s childhood, imagination and the way he connected colour with music.
A playful book that helps children think about colour, expression and whether art always has to look realistic.
Turn music and feelings into lines, shapes and colour.
Play instrumental music and draw marks that respond to its speed, volume and mood. Avoid planning a recognisable picture; let the music guide each mark.
Choose colours for joy, calm, worry, excitement and wonder. There are no wrong answers: explain why each colour feels right to you.
Look at one Kandinsky artwork for a full minute. Which shapes do you notice first, and where does your eye travel next?
Follow your curiosity into sound, colour and abstract art.
Create two pictures for the same song: one for its quietest moment and one for its loudest. What changed?
If a feeling had a shape, colour and sound, what would yours look like today?
Take this topic further with our beautifully illustrated printable lesson, made for exploring together at home.
Listen to colour, follow shapes and discover how abstract art can express music, movement and feeling.
£6.99
Every Sunday we release a new wonder-led lesson: one big question for your family to explore together at home. Here’s this week’s.
Follow the wonder of moving pictures, meet early cinema pioneers and begin a small film story of your own.
£6.99