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Art classes in Berlin

fine motor skills

Sweet and less sweet little bacterias

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This workshop was held at school with 3 year old children regarding the school unit and also at my private studio with 3-6 years old children. It was very sweet.
We spoke about bacterias, dirty hands and all those coughing methods.
We read through a funny book of funny harry little guys with sharp teeth and then we made some ourselves. With inks and pipettes.
The children decided on a kindness of bacterias and made their expressions. Aren’t they great?

Christmas wreaths

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This was the loveliest activity ever. Four hours of sitting, listening to music and working. And not a single little artist wanted to get up until it was time for hot glue station (me in charge – big burn to show off!). Well we did force the children to have a break and everything that goes with it.
This workshop was demanding in a sense of manual skills. Wrapping thin tearing paper while gluing it, a lot of wire wrapping, tensioning the wire, tying and knotting it, sewing… and then after only pure kitchy decoration! The more kitchy the better! Just look at them!
We should all have one. And we should all have a door to hang it on! Like literally EVERYBODY.

Wooden Clothespin Dolls

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I had no idea children will enjoy this activity so much. It is a very easy one to understand but since everything is so small and rounded (and quickly also very sticky) it is not that easy to make.
They did love it though and they would probably make just as many more dolls as they did if they only had time. Parents told me they also played with them nicely at home. Great old school stuff!


Pipe cleaners and beads

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I find pipe cleaners and plastic pony beads somehow off-putting. I could include some other stuff here like googly eyes, school markers or colour-ins for example. I think with me anything to do with easy crafts goes in that brain field.
But I do know all these things are also really unbeatable. If you want to work on child’s coordination, on fine motor skills or just do something relaxing without them really need to think, hey, pipe cleaners, colour ins, pony beads, school markers, googly eyes!
And yes, why not.
This is a great and valuable exercise for little finger muscles and wrists, for concentration and patience. And they had much fun! More then I would like to admit! But I swipe my pride under this table.

 

Circus tents

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I am happy to show off this lovely circus tents, inspired by artbar. I have to say it was A LOT to prepare but seeing children’s faces when they finished payed it all off! They really looked forward to finish this project making it as pretty as possible. I had no time to take photos during the process though. That happens a lot.
There was many little steps, but they were all pretty easy and relaxing. The whole project was more about assembling and aesthetics.
The girls went home with big smiles on their faces and pretty circuses in their hands.