Hi friends, I’m so excited to bring you a new guest post this week! It’s written by Jessica with whom we have so many things in common. She is also an artist, a former Art Professor and loves photography and the outdoors. Her blog http://www.collectmakeexplore.com is centred around nature-based play and creativity and is a true inspiration to …
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What Wikipedia Can’t Tell You About Wordless Picture Books
WHY WORDLESS PICTURE BOOKS? Wordless picture books are a creative addition to any library. These are books which have only a few or no words. Here is why they are important for you and your child: They help with oral language development. They teach, through the use of illustration, how having one image after another …
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Easy Paper Making Activity: An Artsy Way to Encourage Picky Eaters or Inspire Kids to Recycle
PAPER MAKING: An Artsy Way to Encourage Picky Eaters or Inspire Kids to Recycle Did you know that trees do NOT need to be cut in order to make paper? For example, there is a company in Thailand that makes paper out of elephant poo!! This is possible because elephants are vegetarian and their dung …
Time Management for Busy Parents
Your children might not remember who fed them, but they will remember who played with them – the person who consistently spent focused, uninterrupted time with them. This is one of the many reasons why parent involvement in child development is so important. But playing with children does not always come naturally to adults. The …
BEST COLOR FOR CHILDREN’S ROOM: Expert Advice by Feng Shui Consultant & Best-selling Author, Karen Rauch Carter
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5 Simple, Fun & Educational Photo Activities for Kids Big and Small
Photography is a wonderful teaching tool. Through it, children can improve fine motor skills and learn valuable life lessons about patience, focus, editing, perspective, perseverance, timing, saving (not wasting) and decision-making. DIGITAL VS. ANALOG PHOTOGRAPHY One of the biggest things that was lost when the digital camera was born is that we rarely print out …
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Mindful Art Activity: Suminagashi – The Japanese Contemplative Art of Paper Marbling
Are you looking for a calming art experience for your child? Do you want to introduce art to a child who does not naturally gravitate to art-making? Did your child have a difficult day and is in need of some art therapy? Or are you looking for a unique art activity to do together with your kids? …
Messy Painting Ideas
Let Them Paint! – Why Messy Painting is Worth Your Clean-up Efforts Do you avoid giving your child paints because you just don’t have the time for clean-up? Or are you worried that your kid will transform your walls into Jackson Pollock paintings? Well, let me ease your fears and give some suggestions about easy …
Best Art Paper for Creativity and Why You Should Care
It is important to experiment with different types of papers and see how your child can transform even ordinary ones (like printer paper, craft paper, paper towels, etc.) into something original. For example, we’ve had wonderful results with papers bought at supermarkets in Europe and my unused USSR sketchpads from childhood. However, when introducing paper to …
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