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"The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery."

ACTIVITIES YOU CAN  EXPECT FROM LEARN THRU PLAY

My expertise is creativity with infants and toddlers.  Art is an important part of a child's development.  Art nurtures a child's imagination and sparks individual creativity.  It builds the levels of exploration and experimentation that a child allows for him or herself. 

At Learn Thru-Play, children's art work is based on process and not product because it fosters a sense of accomplishment. 

After each project, there will be a notice on the parent wall to let you know why that was a "BRIGHT IDEA".  Each week  projects will be displayed on my website and put in their 3 year photo album.

More projects will be added as the year goes by.  Each one is designed for your child to strengthen their: fine/large motor skills, eye/hand coordination, outside time (fresh air), mathematical concepts, language, opposites, 5 senses, cause and effect, make their own decisions and  choices, creative expression, sensory experience,  different physical experiences, new sensations, problem solving, socialization, learning diverse colors of the world, stickiness, using two hands, learning colors, comprehending, intellectual skills, exploring nature, exploring a new object, animal names, and focusing.

 

*Contact paper/on the floor

*Grass and glue

*Reading books

*Multicultural painting

*Shaving paint cream

*Foam animal and glue

*Pom-pom and glue

*Film canister painting

*Painting with a comb/etc.

*Painting with sugar, or sand, etc.

*leaves and glue

*Blowing bubbles

*Car painting

*Snow play

*Playing with Easter Egg shakers

*Small water bottle play

*Stickers

*Playing with boxes

*Painting with yarn or pearls

*Paste and popsicle sticks

*Bubble wrap painting w/ spoon

*Contact paper w/ feathers, etc

*Ice Cube painting

*Stain glass bubble wrap

*Bristle block painting

*Freezer paper w/ dry tempera paint and ice cubes

*Body painting in diapers

*Rolling a ball in a box w/ paint

*Tissue paper and water

*Foam painting w/ popsicle sticks

*Playing in sand

*Water play

*Shower sponge painting

*Foil painting

*Sponge painting

*Cornstarch glue

*Ripple cardboard painting

*Playing/painting with pinecones

*Multicultural paper and glue