Materials Play

For Families
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Art Studio
Free with Museum admission
Enjoy art-making for early learners.

Explore materials in the Art Studio with special projects designed for toddlers  and preschoolers. Drop-in and join us at any time during the 90-minute session. 

Recommended for children under 5 and their caregivers.

Who You'll Meet
Meg smiling in the Art Studio.

Meg Nicoll

Art Educator at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art from 2016 to 2023, Meg enjoys working with artists, educators, and people of all ages to create opportunities for art-making.
Explore Further
A young child playing within a pile of colorful papers on the ground.
Making Art Together

Exploring Project Cycles through Materials Play

Read about how we involve our guests in the creation, and deconstruction, of displays.
A table in the Art Studio with streamers of colorful tissue paper hanging from underneath the table.
Making Art Together

Setting a Space for Inspiration: Materials Play

Read about how we design the studio and projects for our youngest art explorers.