The topic of this thesis is the research of two emotions - surprise and laughter in the children's artistic expression. In the theoretical part the concept of emotions is defined and it is pointed out how important emotions are for the overall child development. The thesis also presents the motivation techniques in Art classes. The practical part, research, was conducted in an elementary school in Split-Dalmatia County in February 2023 on a sample of 56 students of the 3rd and 4th grades of elementary school. The thesis aimed to examine the artistic reactions and thoughts of students about visual and non-visual incentives (surprise and laughter) in children's art. Six Fine Arts classes were held, two school hours in each of three class departments, each having different art assignments and art techniques. During the motivational part, students were encouraged to imaginatively and creatively express the emotions of surprise and laughter using the presentation of various artistic reproductions and through discussions. The results show that the students prefer figurative motives in the artistic expression of the mentioned emotions, and they believe that drawing techniques enable them to express their experiences. More than half of the students like to express their emotions through art, and in most art works emotions inspired them for medium rich and rich artistic expression. Creative art expression encouraged students to reflect and verbalize their personal experiences. Keywords: Art,