INTRODUCTION Academics, athletics, sports and scouts. Collar buttoned-up, hair folded back, uniforms uptight, and shoes with the shine of a...
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Tantrums? Does that make you feel helpless and frustrated as a parent?
Here are some helpful tips to handle tantrums effectively #dabblehearsyou Before a child can write, they draw. Art is a...
Myths that stop creativity in children
I can’t draw !I am not an artist !I am not creative ! Do these thoughts cross your mind when...
Christmas art activity ideas
Deck the halls with boughs of holly fa la la la la la la la ! Yes it’s the most...
WHAT IS PROCESS ART AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
How would you expect a child to “think outside the box” when they are asked to colour inside it? In...
Dabbling with my kids
While I am a very crafty mum, art hasn’t been a big deal in my house because I’m a stickler for a clean home. On the rare occasion that we would dabble with paints, it would be on a rubber sheet so that the mess would be strictly contained to one obscure corner of the house. The constant worry of paint, crayons marks on the walls was enough to give me ulcers and a compelling enough reason to make me lock away the paints!
Bath time was a different story. We dabbled with colours in the bath and painted the walls with washable colours. Waterplay was more than welcome because clean up was easy peasy.
