The aim and purpose of the thesis is to investigate the impact of fairy tales on art in children of early and preschool age. The paper is divided into theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part is based on the definitions of a fairy tale, historical development and the division of a fairy tale into a folk tale, an artistic fairy tale and a fantastic story. A fairy tale is a literary genre in which the real is mixed with the miraculous, the real with the unreal, without causing confusion, misunderstanding or astonishment. The world in fairy tales does not amaze but through an enchanted forest with fairies, dwarves, giants and witches lead the child through growing up. The second part of the theoretical part refers to the development of artistic creativity in children and the stages of artistic development and the role of educators in encouraging it. The emphasis is on graphic techniques, types of printing and their application in preschool institutions. Children's artistic creativity is an innate ability that should be encouraged, which is one of the tasks of educators. The educator influences the development of children's creativity by putting in front of them situations and tasks in which they have the opportunity to show resourcefulness and dexterity in finding creative solutions. The child perceives artistic creation as a spontaneous game, and the connection between play and creativity has a positive effect on the development of his competencies. In the practical part, the research "Experience of a fairy tale through graphic techniques" is presented with the aim of encouraging children's artistic creativity in the field of graphics. Research questions sought to examine the extent to which the offered fairy tale aroused children's interest in art and the appropriateness of the chosen technique with regard to the fairy tale and with regard to the age of the child.