This teaching guide suggests practical ideas for encouraging artistic and musical talent in preschool children. It is part of a series of similar guides developed by the RAPYHT Project (Retrieval and Acceleration of Promising Young Handicapped and Talented) for educating young gifted/talented handicapped children and gifted children with no handicaps. The guide is divided into 2 sections. Section I, focusing on artistic talent, emphasizes fostering creativity, encouraging art as a means of nonverbal communication of feelings and ideas, and introducing the child to a variety of materials. Chapters on characateristics which indicate art talent include a discussion and listing of materials for drawing, painting, sculpturing, modeling, making collages, and building (blocks and boxes). Goals and activities for children with artistic talent focus on increasing sensory awareness, technical skill with art materials, a sense for composition, artistic creativity, satisfaction with one's own products, and art appreciation. Section II offers suggestions to help children with musical talent appreciate and produce quality music, respond spontaneously in movement, and express creativity through music activities. A list of characteristics of children with musical talent is included, along with a discussion of general methods of stimulating this talent. Goals and activities are listed under 4 areas: tuneful singing, moving to music, listening to music, and playing instruments. (CM)