Aims & Objectives Of Art Activities For Preschoolers
Art is a natural way of learning about the world. It is among the most effective approach for toddlers to learn to communicate and think for themselves. Art activities for preschoolers also provide very young children with the opportunity to
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The Importance Of Visual Arts Activities In Early Childhood Development
Of all the different forms of learning, visual arts education perhaps is the most preferred and effective way for children to use and express what they understand about their world. Studies indicate that once children learn to draw, sketch and
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Simple Acrylic Painting Tips For Beginners
Acrylic paint was first developed in Latin America in the 1920s when artists demanded paint for their outdoor murals. The paint had to dry quickly and be resistant to changing weather conditions. It was however left to “artists and scientists
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How Drawing Development Helps A Child To Learn Better
There are innumerable benefits that preschool drawing stages have in store for children of all ages – from a toddler to preschoolers and beyond. Drawing development is perhaps the most important activity they can take part in. Engage in improving
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Why Fun Outdoor Art Activities Are Important
Young children are not always capable of expressing themselves using words and actions. As art is a simpler form of communication, it gives toddlers and young children a means to let what they feel deep down be known. Allowing parents
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How Creative Art Activity Benefits Preschoolers
Young children love being creative, getting messy and taking pride in looking at their masterpieces once they are finished. Another great thing about art activities for toddlers is that it aids child development in more ways than one. Creative art
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Made To Measure, Homemade Paint Recipes
It has been proven beyond doubt that art has a dramatic and positive effect on children’s academic performance. Painting classes for children allow them to come alive and explore their senses: discovering colour, texture, smells, movements and images. As well
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Discover The True Value Of Artistic Skills
Developing Artistic skills in young children is a different and fun way for a child to learn to express and talk about emotions and feelings. It promotes well-being and creates a space for social interaction. Remember, if we only teach
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The Right Art Materials For Toddlers
The younger your child the messier they like to get when they are having fun and enjoying themselves. However, with the right art materials to play with, your little ones don’t have to get so messy. They can start creating
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Without Art Education There Is No Education
All parents of very young children embark on a journey of prepping their toddlers for the road of life. Gratefully discovering who their children are and what skills and activities they like. But what about those of us who miss
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Process Art Lessons For Children
Children love art! It does not matter to them how messy it can get – messy hands, clothes or even floor mats. Nothing else can make them happier than creating something through their own handiwork. The benefits of art will
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How to improve your child’s creative thinking skills?
Do fish sleep at night like us? Why is the sky blue? How do snakes move if they don’t have legs? What is on the other side of the moon? Most of us will have our own memories of similar
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Great Drawing Ideas For Your Child
Children discover their world with every passing moment. They encounter the world through the senses and the development of these senses then leads to the formation of mental images. While these senses develop naturally, they can be easily engaged and
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How To Nurture Your Child’s Imagination
Parents of young children have to nurture creativity and imagination, the two critical qualities that will play a big role in their future. Help them grow up doing exciting art projects that make them exercise their natural abilities and keep
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Boredom-Busting Art Projects For Children
Fun art projects for children are among the most inexpensive ways of keeping your child entertained for hours at a stretch. Between these sessions, be sure to give your child a break by taking her for a walk in the
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How To Inspire Your Child To Begin Painting On Canvas
Painting impacts the psyche and body in equal measure, especially in the case of very young children. Canvas painting ideas for children triggers creativity, engages imagination, and has a calming effect. Painting is also a repetitive technique that helps establish
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Discover Real Value In Creative Art Classes For Children
Arts enrichment classes and workshops are a fantastic way for children to explore their creative talents and channel their energies in positive ways, get messy, and take time off from being glued to gadgets. Creativity is also a great opportunity for
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Inspiring Art Techniques For Playing & Learning
All children have a blast when they are finger-painting and mixing colours. They love the way paint feels when they smear it on their palms and fingers and when they touch the paper. They are delighted by how the glitter
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Fun Art Workshops That Nurture Young Children
Children are naturally creative but when this ability is not nurtured it is lost by the time they grow into adults. As stated by Picasso, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once they
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Nothing Beats An Art Themed Party Idea
Who wouldn’t want to host a birthday party that sets a trend and be remembered for a long time. Inspiring your friends to do the same on their own child’s birthday. Combining creativity with an art vibe and inviting relatives and
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Super Simple Finger Paint Art Activities For Preschoolers
Hand over some finger paint, a blank sheet of paper to your toddler, step back and watch. You will be pleasantly surprised to see what happens. She will not only be eager to get into her finger painting activity but
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Add STEAM To Your Child’s Learning
When it comes to arming children with effective creativity and critical thinking skills, the normal Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education is not enough. Children need a focus to develop a creative mindset, this is why STE(A)M education becomes crucial. The
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Art In Emotional Development of Children
All children are different and each child learns and develops in a wide range of ways. They assimilate information and acquire skills at their own pace. Children pick up information and skills through their senses and then ‘make sense’ of
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Holiday Art Program To Keep Your Child Inspired
Children love to draw, paint and play with colours for hours on end. Besides you don’t need lots of art supplies to keep them happy for hours either. A pack of wax crayons is all you need to get started. Used or
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Ideas To Make Art Fun For Your Child!
Nurture your child’s individuality. Your task as a parent is to put your child on a path that helps move away from being the same as other children. Remember, your child is naturally creative and needs the right stimulus to
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Learning Through Sensory Play
Babies use their senses to learn from the time they are born. Which is one of the reasons why all babies and toddlers, touch everything they can lay their hands on and even put objects into their mouths. It is
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Birthday art party with a twist!
Birthday parties are hectic times for parents. But everyone looks forward to turning their child’s party into a big success. All it requires is a bit of planning and a little help from us to make it an unforgettable event.
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Painting Ideas To Trigger More Ideas
Every child is a born master in painting. It is just that they need the right trigger to get started. Once initiated, you will be stunned to see what they can come up with on their own. You will also
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Artistic Skills Help Develop Creativity
A creative environment is among the best things that can happen to children. It not only helps lay the basic foundation for developing thinking skills required to engage in abstract and analytical thinking, but also helps sharpen visual-spatial understanding, and
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Art Jamming to Excellence
Consider this question first. Do you have any idea how many bits of information our brains take in every second? 11 billion bits! Out of which we process maybe 50 to 150 bits, and then can consciously hold just about
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How Process Art Helps Shape The Mind A Toddler
There is plenty of misunderstanding about introducing art when your child is still a toddler. People believe at that age, she can’t even hold a paint brush or so they say. Many also think it is a waste of time
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Future-Proof Your Child’s Future
No matter how well-laid out our plans, the future has a way of surprising us. So the best way to prepare your child for success is by considering not only the changes that appear most likely to happen, but also
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How To Make Online Art Class More Helpful At Home
Children and parents across the world are stuck at home once again. With schools closed they now have a whole lot of time on hand and not a lot to do. But there is a way out of this boredom. Using
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How To Start The Art Habit In Toddlers
Children have the natural ability to make connections between unrelated things, Make ideas and imagine new ways to express their thoughts and communicate. Hence, anything that can stimulate and engage their creative minds is good for them. Especially so, when
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Abrakadoodle Art Classes Get Preschoolers Kindergarten Ready
The giggles of children making art with paint-covered little hands as they experiment with layering and texture are enchanting. Step into an Abrakadoodle Mini Doodler art class for preschoolers, and you’ll witness loads of fun and learning in action. Starting
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Why Art Is Important In Early Childhood
Preschool Ar tat home is an outlet for imagination, thoughts and ideas. And a visual arts program for preschoolers introduced early in life, helps children cope with the world in general and assists them to recognize colours, understand the difference
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Best Kid-Friendly Art Events
Imagination in the mind of a child knows no boundaries. At this age of critical brain development, children are naturally curious and wish to explore everything around them. Art, in any form, whether it is painting or drawing or craft-making,
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Quick & Easy Fun Art Activities for Kids
Art in all its forms has scientifically been proven to be of great importance for a child’s development. Art activities like painting, drawing, making crafts and even something as simple as scribbling can help foster creativity and brain development among
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Discover The Magic Of Colour Mixing
Red turns to orange. Yellow turning to green. While blue changes to purple. Learning how new colours are made is an exciting way for toddlers and young children to experience and understand colour. The process is awesome both for parents
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Painting & Art Classes For Kids In Singapore
Whether through painting or crafting, colouring or drawing, there are several ways in which a child can explore their creative side. Art classes for kids not only help in enhancing a child’s creativity, but also nourish & enrich their minds.
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Keeping Imagination Engaged – Why Kids Love Our Themed Art Workshops and Camps
Is a ferris wheel made of marshmallows? Did dinosaurs wear sweaters when they felt cold? Do Princesses ride in spaceships? Anything is possible in the active and fertile imagination of a child! Children, by nature, are incredibly imaginative and curious.
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The Art Of Presentation – A Great Way To Boost Self-Confidence In Children
“I made this!”. The sense of achievement and pride that we feel when we make something with our own hands is unparalleled. This feeling is even more amplified in young children because they are in their exploration age, where everything
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Discover The Magic Of Process Art
“Life is a journey, and not a destination”. We have all heard this famous quote many times. What it intends to convey is that if we are too focused on the destination, we often ignore, or simply do not fully
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How Art Can Calm Your Children
Do you feel that your children seemed more anxious and stressed? It could be for lots of reasons – current world situation, adjusting to school, pressure to maintain grades or to keep up with friends and more. Keep them calm
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Why Younger Kids Should Do More Process Art
Process art is all about the process of creating art and not the finished product. For kids most especially, the art they’ve created might not necessarily resemble the usual objects or animals or places or anything familiar at all. This
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5 Tips On How To Instill Creativity In Your Kids Through Art
Being creative in today’s modern world is a necessary trait in advancing both in school and in business. It pushes you to think out-of-the-box and come up with more innovative and imaginative solutions and possibilities. It also helps in reducing
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Teachers Who Foster Creative Thinking Through Art
By Rosemarie Hartnett, CFE, Co-Founder & President, Abrakadoodle, Inc. As families are busy settling into back-to-school activities and schedules, teachers everywhere are also busy getting to know their new students! They are tasked with the important job of implementing programs
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The Power Of Displaying Children’s Art Work
By Rosemarie Hartnett, CFE, Co-Founder & President, Abrakadoodle, Inc. What better way to demonstrate the importance placed on the creative thinking of children than by prominently displaying their artwork! Teachers who organize art shows know the positive impact it can
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Empowering Kids’ Natural Curiosity
By Rosemarie Hartnett, CFE, Co-Founder & President, Abrakadoodle, Inc. You may have heard this before: “I’m bored!” Not exactly music to a parent’s ears. It can be frustrating to know how to respond when a child simply does not feel
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Art is the Heart of Creativity
Have you ever seen the gleeful expression on a child who has created a piece of art that did not exist in the world before? It’s pure magic. A blank sketchpad represents a playground for a child’s imagination. Equipped with
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Art Can Make You Smart!
Research indicates an increase in student academic achievement to those who continuously participate in comprehensive art education programs. Americans for the Arts (www.americansforthearts.com) reports that young people who constantly participate in wide-ranging art programs are: 4 times more likely to
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Scribble Away
What does it mean when your kid is constantly scribbling? Find out from Abrakadoodle’s creator below. Parents often remark that “all my child does is scribble!” To that I reply, “Great!” Scribbling is the precursor to writing and drawing. In
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Supercharge Your Child’s IQ
Dr. Robert Strenberg, Dean of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University, specializes in determining what makes people successful in life. Through his research, he has determined that Imagination and Creativity are just as important as intelligence. Today our schools are
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What Every Parent Should Know About Creativity
What is Creativity? Creativity is the ability to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods and interpretations that entail originality, progressiveness and imagination. Creativity is useful in solving problems and communication with others. Children may display creativity in their art, the
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