The topic of this paper is the comparison of collage and tempera painting techniques in the artistic expression of preschool children. In kindergarten, but also at home, children participate in various art activities every day. Some techniques are encountered more often, so they are better able to work with them, while some are less common, so their use is a challenge. The first part of the paper discusses art techniques with special emphasis on two painting techniques - collage and tempera, the developmental stages of art that children go through and the depiction of animals in children's art, and the motifs of chameleons and parrots. The second part of the paper presents four activities carried out in one kindergarten in Varaždin county. Two activities were held in two kindergarten groups, groups of children aged 5 to 6 years and in the group of children aged 6 to 7 years. At the beginning, the motivation before the activity is described, then the course of the activity itself, and finally the children's works are presented and analyzed. The aim of the art activities was to compare how children cope with collage and tempera art techniques, which technique they prefer to use, which techniques they enjoy creating and pay more attention to, which technique they use to add more detail to the picture, use a wider range color, in which techniques leave less blank space on paper, etc.