Art for Kids

If you have a young child, you are well aware that their surroundings play a huge role in their emotional well-being and development. A colorful and engaging environment is key to making them feel comfortable and creating a memorable space that they will look back on with fondness as they grow older. Art that is made specifically for teaching children is a great way to help create this environment, and there are many different colors, themes, and styles available no matter what your little ones tastes and interests are.

A failed attempt at color coordination can turn a fun, interesting area for your child into a decorator's worst nightmare. Make sure you choose colors in your painting or print that harmonize with its surroundings. For instance, if your child's room is painted in a traditional light blue, you may want a painting or print with a dark blue background for a calm and coherent look. For a bolder approach, go complementary with a reddish-orange background that will make your child's wall pop! It is also important to take note of the other colors in the room before deciding on a piece to go in it. Keeping some color uniformity goes a long way towards creating a coherent color scheme. Try to match dominant colors in the kids painting or print of your choice with some of the smaller items in the room like chairs, lamps and nightstands. Remember, a few different colors is good, but too many can make an area quickly lose its appeal. Try different shades of the same color if you want to mix it up without going overboard.

To keep your child's bedroom or play area in line with his or her interests, you may want to settle on a specific theme when choosing your new kids artwork. One is perfect, and two is probably the most you can get away with before your kids cool new area turns into a disjointed hodgepodge of unrelated themes. Dinosaurs, space aliens, baseball, and robots might go well together in a new kids movie - but probably not on your sons bedroom walls. Themes like sports or jungle animals will offer a much larger variety of possible artwork, but even if your child is interested in a more specific theme like cowboys, there are still plenty of paintings for you to choose from. You will also be able to choose from different styles of artwork to match your child's personality. You can choose something bright, fun and colorful for a playful and outgoing child, or a toned down photograph or inspirational piece for the quiet and thoughtful type. No matter what your kid is into, there are tons of pieces of quality artwork for kids to keep their interest and make them feel at home. You can browse thousands of paintings, prints, and photographs for any theme on the web, and companies - but at FulcrumGallery.com, we offer a fantastic variety of artwork at reasonable prices. So talk with your child (if you can), pick a theme (or two), and stick with it!