* Teach the children how to use tools and manipulate the various materials. The children need to see art being modelled and to work alongside adults. There needs to be a balance of taught and self-initiated activities.
* Allow the children plenty of time to explore, experiment, repeat and practise ideas and skills that have been taught to them. This needs to be in a safe environment where they can make choices and take risks.
* Provide challenges and different stimuli to spark ideas and imagination. Stimulus materials can range from natural and manufactured objects to pictures, photographs and reproduction works of art, including some from different cultures.
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