The goal of this paper is to present the life and work of Croatian philosopher, pedagogue and poet Pavao Vuk-Pavlović and to show how the elements of his Aesthetic Laboratory could be applied in working with children of pre-school age. The first chapter gives an insight in Vuk-Pavlović's childhood, with reference to the life of his parents, which had significant influence onto his later life of an adult. The fact that he grew up in a family with acquaintances among artists' circle most probably influenced the development of his early interest for education and later work as university professor. The second chapter regards art and philosophy in general, as well as some conceptions, like aesthetic, that can be related to art and philosophy. The third chapter is related to the art as the topic of Vuk-Pavlović's philosophy, based on the book titled 'The Activity of Art'. The fourth chapter presents Vuk-Pvalović’s Aesthetic Laboratory in Skopje, as an example of art brought to life. The accent is on possibilities of implementation of the elements of his Aesthetic Laboratory in pre-school education of children.