An Art-filled Life, A Living Art

Where did the days go?!

Today ends May, and as much of a delight as it has been to explore the role of art in your preschooler's life (and life in your preschooler's art) with you, we are also struck by all the things we didn't even get to.

Like our list of all-time fave Crayola colors (hint: cerulean is a lock for #1; another hint: thistle ties with red-orange (but not with orange-red)).

Our shout-out to this wonderful article that Great Schools wrote about ideas for teacher gifts (aimed at bigger kids but very preschool-friendly too).

Our musings on non-obvious ways of being creative, like through books/writing/reading perhaps (you know of our library of Savvy book reviews with all those dozens of chock-full categories in the list but do you know about Design Mom's book reviews or about this great vintage kiddie lit blog) or through cooking (start with City Mama's menu planning, for instance).

But our goal was to inspire, not to exhaust. And so we are pleased with the thought of all that is left to create!

Looking back, did you catch...

• our inspiration for this all
• our review of Child of Wonder and Ginger Carlson's magnificent guest post
• our guide to taking your little one to a museum
• our lifesaver guide to managing your little one's artwork
• our movie review of "My Child Could Paint That"
• our favorite illustrators
• our art-based best of web list
• our great activities ideas (plus ones specifically for waiting, and for when you can't clean up again, and for enjoying the open skies above)
• our ideas for using crayons to banish nightmares
• our call for tiny photographers
• our favorite artists for Art 101 (the Preschool Edition)
• our wish to be a Creative Family
• our thoughts on talking about the little artist's work
• our primer on developmental skills shown in your child's art
• our guide to art gifts your child can make
• our props to Taro Gomi
• our many favorite art-inspired quotes
• and our saving-the-best-for-last guest post by the ever dazzling Design Mom (see below!)
  

And, looking ahead, June promises great stuff here at Being Savvy. On your little one's favorite topic. On a subject so very near and dear to your heart. Start guessing, and stay tuned....