In artistic expression, children portray the world in the way they have experienced and understood. Depending on the stimulating environment and individual characteristics, the child eventually acquires the basics of visual language, after which he is able to express his experiences, feelings, inner states and cognitions. The artistic expression of children can be encouraged in various ways, and the use of fairy tales is one of them. In addition to the fact that a fairy tale can influence the development of the whole spectrum of abilities, with its elements of wonder it encourages thinking and fantasizing about the unreal world which is the individual idea of each individual. These unique ideas of the elements of fairy tales that encourage creative creativity and enable children to be free and unencumbered in artistic expression. The text discusses the influence of fairy tales on the overall development of the child as well as on the artistic development and its influence on the artistic expression of children. How the elements of fairy tales affect the artistic expression of children is presented in a study of children's creativity in which children of the older age group and children aged 5 to 6 years participated. Art activities were carried out in connection with a fairy tale whose elements the children presented artistically. It was observed which elements of the fairy tale the children most often presented, which ones they presented the least, in which way they expressed themselves and solved art problems. The diverse selection of characters, places and actions points to the different influences of fairy tales on each child.