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Daycare Celebrates 30 Years with Children's Art Exhibition Inspired by Masters

From Frida Kahlo self-portraits to Pollock-style splatters, young artists explored their talents. Now, their masterpieces take center stage for families to admire.

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The image shows a group of children sitting around a table with paint on their hands. On the table...
The image shows a group of children sitting around a table with paint on their hands. On the table there are papers and bottles, and in the background there are paintings on the wall. There is also a woman standing and smiling, suggesting that the children are engaged in a creative activity.

Max and Moritz Daycare: Creative Project in Collaboration with Pink Pop e.V.

Daycare Celebrates 30 Years with Children's Art Exhibition Inspired by Masters

Ibbenbüren, March 26, 2026. When the activity room at the municipal Max and Moritz daycare is almost entirely lined with painter's plastic, music blares from a speaker inviting children to dance, and paint-soaked socks fly through the air, something truly special is happening.

And it's extraordinary in more ways than one: This year, the city-run daycare is celebrating its 30th anniversary at its current location. To mark the occasion, staff came up with the idea for an art project in partnership with the youth art school of Pink Pop e.V. The resulting works will be presented to parents in a final exhibition showcasing the young artists' creations.

For three weeks, Judith Schäfer, an instructor with Pink Pop e.V., visited the daycare. Every Monday, she led an intensive workshop where children created artwork inspired by different artists. "This wasn't just about creativity—it was also about fine motor skills and channeling their natural energy through art," explains Alwina Koop, director of Pink Pop. After the workshops, the children brought what they had learned back to their groups, where they explored the techniques further with their peers, Schäfer adds.

"Creative education is a core part of early childhood pedagogy," emphasizes daycare director Moritz Wilbers, who is delighted that the art project was made possible through support from the parents' association in collaboration with Pink Pop. Whether crafting self-portraits in the style of Frida Kahlo with flowers and ornaments, lying on their backs to draw with chalk—inspired by the creation of the Sistine Chapel—or experimenting with splatter paint like Jackson Pollock, the children spent three weeks not only learning about different art forms but also trying them out firsthand.

"Art projects like these are always something truly special for children," Koop stresses, encouraging others to follow their example: "Copying is explicitly encouraged!"

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