How Art Is Life (in Preschool)

May 01, 2008

Think back for a moment.  Do you remember when every single thing that your baby came in contact with went immediately into his mouth?  (Okay, so it wasn't the most blissful era.  Just think of it for a brief moment.)  You were told by every expert that it was just his way of learning about the world. Fast-forward to now.  Your preschooler

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Wise Words from Picasso

May 02, 2008

Friday is quote day here at Being Savvy, and today we bring you the voice of a master on the subject of just how very much is at work in your child's art: "It has taken me a lifetime to learn how to paint like a child." -- Pablo Picasso Friday is quote day here at Being Savvy, and today we bring you the voice of a master on the subject of just

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SavvyPicks: Get Going, Get Messy, Get Creative!

May 03, 2008

If life is art and art is life, in preschool and beyond, then let's get busy living! Some of our favorite ideas from the  Savvy activities encyclopedia  should get you started: Every Kid Is a Puzzle   And Every Kid Is a Doll Feeling Groovy Making Your Mark, Naturally Penne Pearls and Rigatoni Rubies

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Looking at Art Developmentally, Or When Is a Scribble Not Just a Scribble

May 05, 2008

Like everything else, a child's artwork is a manifestation of her development at work.  And like everything else, that development is not exactly linear.  Put another way, the first time your darling slept through the night wasn't the last time you got got up in the wee hours.  And the first time he raced all the way into the potty and made

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Our Ten Favorite Artists to Introduce to Preschoolers

May 06, 2008

Tuesday is List Day here at Being Savvy. Not a dreaded to-do list though. A fun list, a what-if list, a brainstorming, inspiring, let's-try-something-new kind of list. Thinking about art in the lives of our little ones this week, we asked ourselves: if we were to make a list of the ten best artists to introduce to our preschoolers, who would be

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