Do you ever find yourself saying any of these on repeat while your kid is creating: ⭕️ Oh Wow! So cool! ⭕️ Nice job! ⭕️ That’s creative. If so, you’re not alone! While you’re absolutely cheering them on with these confidence-boosting phrases, you might be missing an opportunity to encourage creative thinking, wondering, envelope-pushing, and…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
😫Are you struggling to keep your toddler’s interest at the art table for longer than it takes to set up the materials? I’ve definitely been there, and can honestly say there are some simple ways to shift this story towards more focus, enthusiasm, and engagement. TLDR >> Download the Free Checklist here. Creativity can look…
Anybody else struggling with what to do with all of their kids’ art?! 🙈 It seems like no matter how many walls a house has, there will always be more art than there are places to display it, especially when your kid is churning out page after page of creative experiments and explorations. Here are…
“Organizing is what you do before you do something so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.” — A. A. Milne It’s been a busy time with end of the year school events, social events, and general work things and I’ve felt just slightly overwhelmed by my overpacked schedule. In moments…
What I’m reading: Kids Art, Design, Philosophy, and Poetry Note: this post contains affiliate links. The Artful Parent, Jean Van’t Hul I’ve had Jean’s book for ages and it’s a well-loved staple in my kids creativity book diet. This book is the revised edition. I’m revisiting it these days to find new projects and ideas…
There are so many benefits to process art! It’s developmentally appropriate for toddlers, preschoolers, and young children because it meets them where they are as sensory explorers.Through process art, children…✔️ gain confidence, independence, and imagination.✔️ learn about the physical limitations and possibilities of materials.✔️ use creative and critical thinking skills.✔️ realize their own ideas.✔️ ask…
Your home has gone quiet, almost suspiciously so. You turn around to see your child immersed in creation. Maybe they’re: ⭐ Building a gravity-defying tower. ⭐ Painting an abstract picture of a flower. ⭐ Meticulously layering beads onto a piece of yarn.The look on their face is one of concentration: 🤨 Their brow is furrowed.…
Thirty years ago, I probably watched Quick Change roughly 30 times, thanks to a generous rental policy at our local 20/20 Video. But until the other night, it had been 25 years, give or take, since I had seen Quick Change, Bill Murray’s only directorial effort (actually he co-directed it with the film’s screenwriter, Howard…
Years ago, my parents took a trip to Munich. When they arrived at their hotel, the manager proudly informed them that his hotel was Hitler’s favorite in the city, and that the Führer always stayed there when he visited Munich. My parents, two Jews from Los Angeles, weren’t thrilled to learn about the history of…
Someone, or something, had raised hell last night at the Burger King drive-through. That much was clear. The sign that does double-duty as both the menu and the intercom for placing your order had been knocked off its cement and steel pedestal. The plastic shield covering the sign had been cracked and splintered by the…