The arts are called ‘creative’ fields because there are no predetermined correct answers to the problems (Lauer, 2005) Before I set up the ‘Construct Zone’ we started by making paper-cutting. Two days ahead we just made cut-outs, a lot of cut-outs, exploring the paper and its possibilities. At some point Myrsine asked for a glue …
‘I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people’ Vincent Van Gogh As you know by now I am excited to explore ideas in a fun and more playful way so I present to you how we explore with my 3 year old this week’s art thème ‘au nom de l’amour’ …
P.S Natural Playdough is always a hit in our house. Also we love its lovely texture and smell and we use it a lot from our three year old to our daddy cool! It’s totally the magic material; soft, pliable, nox-toxic and totally soothing! Besides playdough is a fantastic play based learning tool, especially for …
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”STAND ASIDE FOR A WHILE AND LEAVE ROOM FOR LEARNING, OBSERVE CAREFULLY WHAT CHILDREN DO, AND THEN, IF YOU HAVE UNDERSTOOD WELL, PERHAPS TEACHING WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM BEFORE”. LORIS MALAGUZZI Firstly I would like to confess that I don’t like to micromanage my daughter by telling her how to use the clay. Besides, that’s …
Puffy paint in art play is a versatile material for little hands to explore in many ways and use their senses to sparkle their imagination! I am inspired by process based art practices where the process of making art is much more valuable than the final product! The wider the type of possibilities we offer …
