Insights From Children’s Art Expert Bette Fetter: Top Blog Posts for June 2013
We kicked off the month of June with a video from our How to draw series. • How to Draw a Monster 
Enjoy reading the top posts for the month of June.
creativity for children
Teaching Kids to Draw Video: How to Draw Crabby Baby
I began recording “How To Draw” videos to share with you a couple of months ago. They have been received with rave reviews. Each video has 
easy to follow, step by step directions.
Who doesn’t like babies – even crabby ones?! Get your pad of paper and pencils ready as we learn to draw crabby baby.
Can’t get enough of these how to draw videos? Click here for our full playlist.
Art and Academics: Creativity
Are you creative? Can you draw? Paint a picture? Do you hold a patent for a new invention that will change the way we live?
Creativity is often defined in relation to artistic ability but creative thought reaches far beyond the arts and has profound implications in all parts of our lives. Creativity is about thinking outside the box, bringing fresh insight to established patterns of thought, rules and relationships. Creativity is a process of personal expression and playful pursuit, but creativity is also a highly sought after commodity, in business as well as the arts. Creative ideas may produce a work of art or music, it can lead to breakthroughs in science and engineering, increased personal satisfaction and career success, even solutions to highly complex social issues.
We are all capable of creative thought, but like other skills, it requires development. Countries all around the world have made the development of creativity a priority. However, while the United States has been a world leader of innovation in the past, increased emphasis on standardization, testing and cuts in arts programs, means we are no longer developing creativity and innovation in our students. Yong Zhao, author of
Inspire Your Child: 10 Summer Activities for Kids
Summer is a great time of year — the sun shines, days get longer and our schedules loosen. This is a list of our favorite activities for kids and 
families to do this summer.
Rain or shine, keep your family busy with these 10 activities:
Insights From Children’s Art Expert Bette Fetter: Top Blog Posts for May 2013
- Have you run out to the store and bought your child new pencils and a drawing pad for these fun “How to Draw” videos yet? We kicked off May with a new video in our Teaching Kids How to Draw Video series with learning to draw a puppy.
- I was inspired after watching the Camden Sophisticated Sisters Drill Team on Dancing with the Stars. A powerful example of the
impact the arts has made on the lives of kids. - I welcomed the springtime weather with 13 Spring Creative Activities for Kids.
- Diagnosing ADD or ADHD is highly subjective and comes with a multitude of negative connotations. But what if it’s not a negative? What if your child is a visual learner….ADD and ADHD: Has Your Child Been Labeled.
Inspire Your Child: Rainy Days are for Drawing
It was a rainy Saturday morning and four year old Brayden was looking for something to get busy with. He got out his crayons and drawing paper and came to find grandma. He thinks that because I can draw – I am his personal illustrator and coloring book. But instead of me doing all the drawing – we drew and colored together.
First I drew the rocket ship he wanted. Together we drew lots of circles that made the planets and far away stars in space. Then Brayden colored the rocket ship and all the planets – leaving me the dark, dark sky. He knew he left me the ‘big’ job, and was very complimentary about how well I colored. Good to know I can still impress a four year old!
Inspire your Child: 13 Spring Creative Activities for Kids
You may not need another activity to add to an already busy spring, but in case you’re looking for some get-me-going inspiration, here are a few fun activities to share with your family…
Build an Art Spot. The key to success is to make sure your spot is well supplied; and that little artists can utilize it without the need of adult supervision. This means washable mediums; and place-mats, aprons or old clothes that make clean up a cinch. If you’re short on room, a low and easy-to-open drawer works well – loaded with paper and compartmentalized, tote-able supply bins. Want to really go all out with your space? Here are some amazing ideas to inspire you.
Draw, Draw, Draw. Young Rembrandts has 3 new “How to Draw” activities for Spring 2013. All new and all FREE. Click here to print them out today. http://www.youngrembrandts.com/download-activity
No TV Family Nights. Try “Play Night” where the kids or the whole family can dress for the event and put on a play. Here are some free playscripts to follow. You could also organize a “Kids Choice Night”; kids can pick their dinner and an activity from a parent-approved list; like bowling, a drawing session, or a backyard camp-out!
Teaching Kids to Draw Video: How to Draw a Puppy
Have you run out to the store and bought your child new pencils and a drawing pad for these fun “How to Draw” videos yet? I am encouraged by the response to these 2 minute, easy to follow, step by step videos. This week we are going to learn how to draw a puppy.
Insights from Children’s Art Expert Bette Fetter: Top Blog Post for April 2013
- We kick off the month of April with a quote from Being Visual … Stem + Art = STEAM
- Teaching Kids to Draw Video: How to Draw a Butterfly is the first of our new easy, 2 minute how to videos.
