Image by AnnaliseArt (pixabay.com) This week we made crowns decorated with jewels and students decided what kingdom they would rule. Our vocabulary included all the basic shapes and we even got fancy and reviewed hexagons, octagons, and parallelograms. Next class, we will be finishing Thursday’s project of making family crests …
In this day and age, social media has aggressively crept on our lives. It is everywhere, it has become the sole way people connect with each other. Without it, people feel like they are not in the loop, which allows more people to be sucked in. Of course, social media …
Young adults face many stresses throughout their stages of growing up. So, how does stress come about? The obvious is clear; school, environment, home, and personal life issues. Biologically speaking there is an imbalance in the infamous hormone called cortisol when we are feeling a bit rained upon. Just a …
Materials Bead Maze PDF Template (can be downloaded below) Crayons (or pre-cut construction paper circles) Glue Pom pom balls Directions 1. Glue the pre-cut construction paper circles or pom pom balls on the line to create a bead maze If you do not want to use construction paper/pom pom balls, …
Children’s toys have become a widely-conceived notion as being useless or strictly for “play time.” Toys in reality are well thought out gadgets that are actually very beneficial to the development of children. Toy manufacturers have actually carefully thought out the use of each game. Note, that all toys have …
In this day and age, art is so under looked. It is seen as simply a hobby, a passion at most. Its true powers are never talked about, and it holds true healing properties. So, what can it do for people with illness? This blog post will aim to make …
How can we teach children to effectively absorb information in a more meaningful way? Most definitely all children learn at different paces and that is 100% okay. I know from my own childhood I learned a bit slower than other kids in elementary and that did not change anything about …
Join us at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge to make these fun art projects! 3-D Squirrels Insect drawing Origami bats Coffee filter butterflies Flying bats with chalk and tongue depressors Origami ducks Origami butterflies Butterflies with pipe cleaners Color, cut, fold, and glue to a found branch. Click here to …
