An art project is one of the comprehensive ways of approaching a completely new area to a child, in the stage of his development, which enables him additional levels of development, freedom, expression of creativity, flexibility, imagination, independence and a significant number of other characteristics and competences. By carrying out art projects, children in pre-school institutions can also be brought closer to the cultural and historical heritage of the area they come from and in this way familiarize them with history and interesting things, but also ensure its further maintenance. This is precisely one of the goals of this work, along with the analysis and presentation of basic elements and activities in the processes of implementing art projects in early and preschool education institutions. By carrying out an art project called "How Castavac Sowed Salt and Planted Anchovies", children in educational groups carried out an art project consisting of four types of art workshops and in this way learned about history through stories, developed their own creativity and creativity, and achieved contact with the rich historical heritage of the region in which they live.