A sensory kit can provide hours of fun for children. We put together a few themed sensory kits to give you some ideas to put together sensory activity kits for your children or students. This post will also give information about our sensory kits * for our school families who have
A Valentine printable is the perfect Valentine’s Day gift. Seems unlikely right? But when you pair it with a set of watercolors, the options are limitless! When I stumbled on a BOGO sale of Crayola watercolors a few weeks ago, I scooped up 10 for my daughter’s preschool class. Sure,
I spray paint any and everything. Seriously. So many colors to choose from and results are immediate and drastic. In art therapy a few weeks ago we created some of the most fun, beautiful, simple spray paint artwork along with a little help from Mother Nature. My students loved this
Looking for the perfect recipe for salt dough ornaments? Look no further! This spring my art therapy students are working on a new project, which so far, is SO MUCH FUN! We’re making jumbo buttons from salt dough (the same salt dough we used to make our holiday ornaments) and
Have some pool noodles you are looking to repurpose or recycle? I did too, and I decided painting with pool noodles would be a fun project for the kiddos. Once we finished with this project, I rinsed off the stamps and used them as filler for my flower pots. Makes
Using shaving cream as a sensory activity is great for a number of reasons. First of all it’s very inexpensive and can be found almost anywhere. Second, it’s a sensory activity that’s easy to set up and easy to clean up, which many of us need to take into consideration
The concept of art therapy is a relatively new one. Teachers and therapists use it for a variety of reasons, but primarily to give students a nonverbal outlet for their feelings, assist students in improving upon skills such as calming and organizing, increase body awareness as well as improve fine
“Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art!” — Andy Warhol What is Art? If you’ve read any of my posts about art, I have