What kind of makers do you have in your classroom? Do you have collectors, arrangers, or attachers? Read on to find out what we mean.

Clay is a flexible and responsive material and offers a comforting, satisfying means for expression and communication, encouraging children to shape their thinking into tangible forms.

Stickers and tape are an easy and wonderful addition to any process art or play experience. Read on to better understand how early learning skills are developed through open-ended exploration with tape and stickers.

Incorporating shells into process art and play-based learning is a fantastic way to spark curiosity and creativity in children. They can practice fine motor skills, develop their sense of wonder, and connect with nature.

Cardboard is free, abundant, and sturdy! It never rips like easel paper, and it is actually quite absorbent. These are all the qualities that make it the perfect choice for beginning painters.

When children are accustomed to teacher-directed projects, it can take time to adjust to the flexibility and open-ness of more creative experiences.

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.

Children love painting on an easel. Painting in a vertical position is also important for building arm and wrist strength, developing spatial awareness, engaging the core, crossing the midline, and more.