Horses and push-pull themed toddler art experiences

On March 7 I did a presentation at the Pierce County AEYC As a Teacher Grows Conference about creating art experiences for toddlers ages 1-3 years old.  (I mostly talked about what I wrote in my book, Artsy Toddler Storytimes.)  My presentation ended with an activity to get the educators thinking.  

Here are their ideas on doing toddler art around a "horse" theme:

• Handprint horse
• Hay, carrots, yarn collage
• Horseshoe stamping
• Galloping/horse sounds
• Horse color painting
• Collage horses with different paper
• Painting with hay
• Plastic horse prints

Here are their ideas on doing toddler art around a "push-pull" theme:

• Sewing - big needle and thread, lace
• Anything with wheels through paint/dye
• Crust cutters through paint/dye/glue (pull)
• Rolling pin painting
• Create your own rope with ribbons/string and then tie it to your favorite toy and pull it
• Lacing
• Weaving paper
• Beading