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Nurturing Your Child's Creativity
In an age where preschool admission is competitive and eighth graders worry about padding their college resumes, ...
Source: Education.com
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Second Grade: Play is the Business of Children
Play does far more than keep children amused, out of mischief or out of the way. Through play, children grow in all ...
Source: Iowa State University Extension
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Treasure Hunting: Fun Indoor Activities
Clue #1: It's not on a screen and you won't need a joystick. Need more clues? Follow our suggestions for a treasure ...
Source: Parents' Choice Foundation
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How to Become a Pirate
Required:A treasure map, a scary ship, a good "yo ho ho," a small crew, and lots of imaginationOptional:A ...
Source: Parents' Choice Foundation
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The Value of Art for the Preschool Child
Art is basic. Of course, every subject area is important, but no program for young children could succeed without ...
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A Family's Role in Developing Three-Dimensional Art at home
Provide children with many types of clay. These can include play dough, homemade clay, salt clay, and modeling clay. ...
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Creativity with Crafts
Although the product may not be important when the child is involved in an art activity, the exact opposite is true ...
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Assets: The Building Blocks of Life
In our ever changing and growing world, adults need to be strong and understand our role in supporting the development ...
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Towards a Definition of Creativity
Creativity can be defined on a variety of levels: cognitively, intellectually, socially, economically, spiritually, and ...
Source: Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education
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Guiding Your Child's Early Learning: Creative Expression
This section might be better named “The Arts and More” — because while the arts may be the first ...
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Why Creative Play Matters
"Mom, I'm bored! I need something to do." While this might be a common refrain these days, parents of a generation or...
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Serious Play: Writing and Performing Plays With Children
Learn how easy it can be to let your kid have all the fun and educational value of writing and performing plays.
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Activities for Exploring Art
By 18 months old, children enjoy arranging blocks in a row and making a pattern in a sandbox by raking the sand with...
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Facilitating or Inhibiting the Development of Creativity
Conditions that Facilitate Provide an environment that is rich and varied in stimulation, safe, and accepting. Teach...
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Art Connections: Seashell Mobiles
As you probably know, a mobile is a collection of hanging objects that move as the breeze blows through them. Think of...
