Do you buy art for your kid? A Pollack for your pre-schooler? A Wyeth for your one year old?

Well maybe Jackson Pollack and Andrew Wyeth are a bit much for the under 5 set, but art for the nursery is becoming quite a trend. My new favorite parenting blog DaddyTypes.com points us to a really interesting article in the New York Times about new parents who buy art for their children. For Greg of DaddyTypes- himself a collector – the realization of this merger was interesting,

“When I moved from a loft downtown to a small townhouse apartment on the Upper East Side , it took me several months to realize all the art I was buying was really small. So I ended up overcompensating by buying stuff that exists only on certificate and needs to be fabricated—or that takes up an entire room. There was a stretch where almost everything I bought was black: Richard Serra, Joseph Kosuth, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, etc.

So when I’ve asked dealers about certain pieces over the last couple of years, they almost immediately reply, ‘Are you looking for something for the nursery?’ As if it’s the most obvious thing in the world.”

If paintings aren’t in your budget or interest in these formative years, a myriad of artistic eye popping nursery décor and kid’s toys is available in just about every baby store.

For wall décor, ThisNext curator rshain loves these animal cutouts made from vintage wallpapers, “They come in a kit of 1 design, wallpaper glue, brush and are packaged in a recycleable container. Cool design for kids rooms or nurseries.”

Dave from theispot recommends two adorable children’s illustrators: Lesley Breen Withrow (“Lesley’s charming greeting card and children’s illustrations melt away any resistance!”) and Azadeh Houshyar (“Azadeh has found quite a niche illustrating author Clea Hantman’s “I wanna” craft series for Simon & Schuster’s Young Readers. Her work clearly engages today’s tween sensibility.”)

For parents (or gift-givers) who want to invest in a piece of artwork for a child, but not necessarily a piece of “children’s art”, what better way to commemorate someone’s entry to the world than with DNA11’s fingerprint art.

And what kid wouldn’t like some serious pop art? Check out The Art Farmer’s huge selection of bright, kitschy, ironic prints. ThisNexter kumperNA says she’d like The Art Farmer’s “Eat Good Food” print in her son’s nursery. Way to start ‘em young with the veggies!

In Drop Dead Cute For Madison’s Room, mouseking is re-doing her daughter’s room and has put together a list of – that’s right – cute (but also very creative and outside the box) design ideas like this Bunny Blossom painting.

Of course, where would children’s art be without the timeless influence of the great Dr. Seuss. And, at the end of the day – no one can create better art than the kid’s themselves. Which is why, for the time being, investing in a super rad Super Art Table may garner the greatest artistic collection of all.