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When it comes to finding out what’s really going on in your child’s head it can really be tough. Even though we were all children at one point, we as adults sometimes forget what it was like and we have no real frame of reference for understanding how or what they think. Our world of student loans, house payments, cars, and Debt Counseling is very much far removed from theirs, which is why art therapy can really help. It has been said that art is one of the sincerest forms of self-expression, and such is often the case whenever you look at a painting or a sculpture or even an installation. For children, art therapy is a way for them to illustrate their inner most thoughts, emotions, feeling and anxieties and, for many of them, they don’t often realize what they are doing until a finished masterpiece is facing them on the table. You can learn a lot about how your child sees the world or feels about a situation be it something at school or something a little closer to home. So if you really want to know what your child is thinking, you might consider turning to paint instead of lengthy conversations – at least for now.

While sitting in my lawn chair under a tree , I was planning my daughters baby shower in my mind. The theme she had chosen for the nursery was “Love Birds.” I wanted to do the baby shower with that theme in mind. As I was thinking of ideas I looked up into the tree as a mother bird was feeding her new babies. What a beautiful sight. This would be a perfect idea for the baby shower. I looked around until I found [...]

Expressing oneself through art has been around for centuries. There is reason for that. It is communication, expression and is therapeutic and fun.

Art is known to help children express themselves and allow for creativity to break though. Whether it is a crayon drawing, paint project, or collage from magazine photos, kids usually love art. It gives them time to be alone with their thoughts and ideas and express them in the way only they can.

The creation of a work of art is a complex entity of one’s expression.The full explanation can be found at http://arttherapyblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/guest-post-ten-ways-art-therapy-can-work-for-you/ Children love to participate in creative project as [...]

Have you ever wanted to help your child in any way possible to succeed in life? Many children just need the confidence to believe in their self. Learning crafting creates a confident child if you start working with them early. Majority of children learns best through play. Although all children are different and they learn at different pace, play is still the best possible way to get things to stick with them.

Crafting gives a child hands on experience in creating whatever they desire. It allows them [...]

I don’t remember who gave me the indian bead loom for birthday the year I turned nine. Maybe it was an aunt, or a friend of my parents’. When I opened it, my older brother looked on with envy. I loved it instantly.

I decided to make a wide-banded bracelet, maybe one of those ones you can put your name on in big block letters. I set up the loom on the coffee table.

The [...]