When process art is prioritized, children can be prolific in the amount of creations they make. This is our simplest hack for collecting, storing, and making months’ worth of drawings, paintings, collages, and any flat, 2D artwork.

A curriculum filled with opportunities for art and creativity boosts a child’s narrative and writing skills, strengthens vocabulary, and engages the brain in higher-level thinking such as questioning, generating ideas, and problem solving. But more importantly, an art-filled education that is child-led brings joy, and develops skills that worksheets and formalized schooling can’t teach.