Art and Creativity

Art is important for children especially during their early development. Research shows that art activities develop brain capacity in early childhood; in other words, art is good brain food! Art engages children’s senses in open-ended play and develops cognitive, social-emotional and multi-sensory skills. As children progress into elementary school and beyond, art continues to provide opportunities for brain development, mastery, self esteem and creativity.

Monday, April 30, 2012

The Messy Art Studio

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What I love best about blogging is how we stay connected and share new ways to have fun with art. It’s so refreshing to know there are oth...
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Monday, April 09, 2012

I Love, Love, Love COLOR!

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It’s officially Spring so let’s celebrate COLOR!   I think color is the most fun part of art.   Do you adore brilliant colors, too?   ...
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Monday, March 12, 2012

Enchantment Boxes

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I've been testing out art ideas for my CAEYC workshop next week, and have fallen in love with our new Mini Geometric Papier-Mache B...
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Monday, January 30, 2012

"Shrink Art" for Valentine's Day

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I love Shrink Art and my children have a long history of making shrink art at home with friends. If you’ve never worked with “shrink a...
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Monday, January 16, 2012

The Fine Art of Scribbling

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Children’s scribbles were once conceived of simply as practice for “real drawing,” but educators today recognize that scribbling is an im...
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Anna Reyner
Los Angeles, California
Anna Reyner is a nationally recognized arts advocate who is dedicated to helping people get in touch with their own creativity. Anna has conducted over 500 national and international hands-on art workshops and is a registered art therapist and licensed marriage and family therapist. She received her MA in Art Therapy from the University of Louisville and her BA in Art and Psychology from Ohio Wesleyan. Anna is the Director of Training for Discount School Supply and maintains an active art studio in Los Angeles where she lives with her husband and two children.

Email Anna at: areyner@discountschoolsupply.com

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