process-based art classes in Hingham

"Children are naturally creative. It is our job to give them the freedom, materials, and space to let their creativity blossom to its full potential."
​from Artfulparent.com

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3/16/20 update:
The Hingham Community Center is closing for the next three weeks as we follow the Hingham Public School closing schedule regarding concerns over COVID-19. Therefore our April 1st elementary half-day has been cancelled. Our Tuesday drop-in-studio and Tuesday preschool class will not run again until mid-April. I will send an email with an update closer to that time if that timeframe changes. If you already registered for the 3/17 open-studio or the elementary half-day in April your refund has already been processed. If your child is enrolled in the current session of afternoon preschool art class we will reassess mid-April to determine how we want to proceed.
​If you need some ideas to keep children busy and engaged in projects, find some good links below.
Take care,
Britt Drews 

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Daily art idea #3 Project: FINISH THE PHOTO (Photos from @corinahazlettdesign and @imaginationtree ) Great for elementary children and older. Supplies: old magazines, scissors, pencil, paper, glue. Optional: paint, colored pencils, paintbrush. 1️⃣ look through old magazines to find a large photo of an animal. The more symmetrical the better. Doesn’t have to be perfect though. 2️⃣ Fold the image in half about where the two sides meet, unfold and cut down that line. 3️⃣ Put half of the image away or use for a second child. Glue the image onto the paper you will use (as in the image posted) 4️⃣Use a pencil (or colored pencils, markers, or paint) to finish the image. Alternatively...SWIPE to see the same idea with a leaf. Nice way to do the same project with younger children. Even older children would enjoy that challenge as well. #art #project #drawing #lesson #hingham #schoolclosed

A post shared by B A R E C O V E A R T S (@barecovearts) on Mar 17, 2020 at 8:20am PDT

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A few characteristics of
process-focused art experiences
• There are no step-by-step instructions
• There is no sample for children to follow
• There is no right or wrong way to explore and create
• The art is focused on the experience and on exploration of techniques, tools, and materials
• The art is unique and original
• The art is entirely the children’s own

What children might say
“Look what I made!”, “I’m going to do another!”,
“Can I have more time?”
from naeyc.org

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