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Ideas for Outdoor Process-Based Creativity
If I can make one recommendation for the rest of the summer, it’s this: Go play outside! For the past several months we’ve been staying home, staying inside, and staying apart. This…
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Connection during COVID-19: Self-Portrait with Removable Face Mask
Hi there! Welcome to the final post in my weekly series of free art activities to try while we stay home to slow the spread of COVID-19. With the green light from…
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Connection during COVID-19: Let’s Make a Home for a Plastic Animal
Hi there! While the art room is temporarily closed due to the pandemic, I’m sharing a weekly art activity for you and your child to try at home. These activities are an…
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Befriending Anxiety: My Inner Stress Bunny
If your anxiety was a creature, what would it be? A scary monster? A life-sucking vampire? Mine is a little fluffy stress bunny. That’s right, a bunny. She is nervous about EVERYTHING.…
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How Does Art Therapy Work? Part 2: Product
Art therapy is a way to build a client’s pocket knife for life, so that they have the tools they need to creatively overcome the challenges they face. Sometimes the art PROCESS…
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How Does Art Therapy Work? Part 1: Process
Art therapy is an experiential therapy. Instead of only talking about a challenge, we also do something together to practice how the client might be able to face that challenge. We work…
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Feeling crabby? I suggest yelling and throwing things!
That’s right, you heard me correctly. When we are stuck in a negative emotion like anger, I firmly believe that the best way forward is to do something physical and playful to…
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The Magic of Parenting with Puppets
I love puppets. I love making them, collecting them, and playing with them. I have loved them since I was very little and spent Saturday mornings watching Mr. Dress-up and Sesame Street.…
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