It is not your job to find art projects for your kids to make.

It is not your job to clean up their messes.

It is not your job to keep them from being bored.

It is not your job to keep track of their belongings.

Our job is to encourage children's independence and responsibility. To listen to and validate their ideas. To help them through roadblocks and teach them problem solving skills. To set up their space to make it as easy as possible for them to access and put away materials. To take a step back when they don’t need us.

Gratitude!

Smooshing plasticine clay is a relaxing, creative, and fun activity for both kids and adults! Plasticine is a no mess, soft, colorful clay that doesn't need baking and doesn't dry out. In this video I'll show you how to express yourself creatively while calming your nervous system and making something beautiful.

A Clothespin Menorah is fun way for your child to celebrate Hanukah! “Light” a new clothespin each night!

Lady Gaga’s uncompromising vision, out of the box personality, kindness and generosity, ability to face important topics head on, and fierce self-confidence are what makes her a Changemaker.

Early on, Bruce noticed that his interests in dance, acting, and fitness supported his gung fu. He had the idea to create his own form of gung fu combining several physical, philosophical, and mental disciplines, including fencing, boxing, the balance of yin and yang, focus, decisiveness, flexibility, and most importantly, self-expression.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a creative changemaker. She saw problems in our world, desired change, gathered knowledge and resources, and worked to bring about solutions.

Today, in honor of the creativity and resilience of Ukrainian people, I want to share the art of Maria Prymachenko, one of Ukraine’s best known artists.

Snow gives us a whole new material to create with that many of us don’t often get. Here’s a few ways to take advantage of this opportunity, no matter what your age!

Yesterday my art class studied Edvard Munch’s iconic painting “The Scream”. As I was contemplating this piece, I thought of several ways I could relate to his compelling expression of emotion.