Child development is a lifelong process that takes place in accordance with each child's individual conditions and predispositions. While growing and maturing, the child experiences further development in different areas: physical and psychomotor, cognitive, socio-emotional, communicational, expressive and creative. A child’s artistic expression during preschool plays a key role in their cognitive, emotional and social development. This encouraging the development of their communication skills, critical thinking skills and emotional expression through different experiences. This work emphasizes the importance of encouraging the development of artistic skills from the nursery age because it is precisely during this period that the intensive development of a child’s abilities takes place. Engaging in artistic activities the child acquires different visual, tactile and auditory experiences while simultaneously developing initial sensitivity for visual expression. When it come to matters of guiding children into exploring their own artistic expression, it is not only important to encourage and direct the children themselves but also to educate and inform their parents. Early nursery period of a child’s artistic development (children aged 1-3) is characterized by scribbling and it is very important to use this period to stimulate environment and introduce different art techniques and materials so that children are able to express themselves in the best way possible. Child’s play is intricately connected with child’s creativity which is why it is important that artistic activities are woven into developmentally appropriate activities of play and exploration. Diversity of artistic expression is encouraged through various methods: creating a stimulating environment, introducing a variety of different materials and cultivating an active emotional relationship between the child and the environment. The paper also contains a presentation of the author’s own educational practice, as well as detailed artistic activities done with children of nursery age according to different artistic areas.