Young Rembrandts Spring Sessions
We have some adorable new lessons this Spring and new sessions are starting each week.
art skills for kids
Podcast: 5 Ways Your Child Wins with Art
Many of us know that art is important in education but unfortunately art class is one of the first things to get cut when budgets are dwindling.
Quick and Easy Easter Drawing Downloads
Young Rembrandts has created some adorable Easter drawing worksheets for you to try with the kids. The step-by-step method really emphasizes the process and is great for their confidence.
In Case You Missed It….
We have been busy this month addressing many things such as how to Get Your Child to Be a Math Whiz and How Doing Nothing at Home Prepares Your Child for Testing. We’ve made a list of creative activities for kids and found 10 Great Math Apps for your elementary student. If you missed something feel free to check it out now.
Your Child Can Be Picasso Too.
All kids have a desire to express themselves and are drawn to make, see and do. But they need information, training and systematic skill development to gain competency. They need art class. In every other kind of art, such as music, dance and theater, there is a predetermined, systematic method of training. It is expected that with practice and repetition students will gain a level of mastery that leads to freedom of expression and creativity.
Podcast: Drawing is More Than Art
In episode 16 of Living Life as a Visual Thinker, I discuss why visual learners need to be allowed to draw and doodle. For visual thinkers, drawing is like handwriting is for auditory learners. It is extremely important for them to feel comfortable with a way to express themselves.
How Doing Nothing at Home Prepares Your Child for Testing
Standardized testing is serious business at school. So what do you, as a parent, do to prepare your child? What do you do to make sure he takes this seriously and scores well? What if you don’t like this whole idea of standardized tests? What then? What do you tell your child?
19 Fun and Family-Friendly Activities to Do This February
For such a short month February sure packs in a lot of fun holidays. Gather the family together to ring in the lunar new year or create your own Mardi Gras celebration. There are so many options!
Video: Art Fuels the Brain
Art has special significance to children because it is a visual, tactile medium that meets children in their learning need. Young Rembrandts uses art to develop learning skills that are essential to all young children.
