Understanding the places we inhabit has much to do with what we capture through our senses. Sound, for example, is […]
Collage with Advertising Materials and Magazines
Set up this Play Invitation so children can create beautiful collages, using advertising materials (brochures, postcards, and other colorful “junk […]
Making Stickers with Kraft Tape
What makes a good surface for painting is not just its texture or format but also the possibilities it allows. […]
Candle Painting
How amazing would it be to make a secret message drawing? With this technique, children can make invisible drawings that […]
Layering Watercolors Over Permanent Drawings
Drawing is the first permanent way children communicate their ideas. With this Play Invitation, children will discover the beauty of […]
Painting on Newspaper
Using common materials as an art surface, such as newspaper, provides rich opportunities to explore lots of different possibilities and […]
The Language of Color Naming
Did you know that we can see millions of distinct colors but cannot name each of them? Human language categorizes […]
My Secret Color Keeper
Secrets and mysteries feed our imagination, and are part of a fantastic world that children create spontaneously and naturally. With […]
The Colored Pencil’s Grand Adventure
This is an imagination-filled marking adventure! When we join different forms of expression, the most fantastic proposals can emerge. In […]
