HOURS:
Mon-Thur |
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9:00 A.M - 7:30 P.M. |
Friday |
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9:00 A.M – 6:00 P.M. |
Sat - Sun |
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9:00 A.M – 12:00 P.M. |
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Magical Minds Studio is an early childhood visual and sensory art studio offering children 6 years to 12 years of age the opportunity for hands on creative learning through process driven art experiences. |
The environment in the studio was designed by seasoned art educators and art therapists. With the child in mind each visual and sensory station will allow for an easy transition and open ended exploration. Our studio will foster intellectual, physical, social and emotional development through the activities and materials at each station.
An art facilitator along with an assistant will head each class but act only as a facilitator. Magical Minds Studio is a process driven art studio and through the process of art experiences children are able to teach themselves many skills.
Parents have a place at Magical Minds Studio. Feel free to observe your child at their side or from the lounge area. If children are able to work independently, parents can leave the studio but are asked to return 5 minutes before the end of the class.
Visual Experience
The visual images that enter the brain become the basis for the mental images we create. Children need a wide variety of challenging and enriching visual experiences. Seeing familiar things in a new light or a new way prepares children to be more accepting of the unfamiliar images they will encounter in life.
With our visual activities children will exercise their fine motor skills as well as hand-eye coordination. These skills prepare them for future writing and drawing. It’s important to recognize that your child’s scribbles represent a huge milestone in his or her physical development.
Visual Art Station Activities:
- Drawing (scribbling)
- Coloring
- Painting
- Face painting
- Watercolor
- Collage making
- Building/arranging with color
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How Children Benefit
- Physically, by using the large and small muscles of the arm to control painting tools. (Bodily-Kinesthetic)
- Socially, by learning to take care of the materials and share them with others. (Interpersonal)
- Emotionally, being in control of materials and trusted to use them. (Interpersonal)
- Visually, by observing the visual effects of their motions and identifying the resulting colors, shapes and lines. (Spatial)
- Linguistically, by learning a vocabulary for tools and materials, colors, shapes and actions. (Linguistic)
- Cognitively, by observing how mediums physically change (paint, watercolor) when mixing or drying. (Logical-Mathematical)
Sensory Experience
Young children rely heavily on tactile exploration to acquire knowledge about materials and objects and how they are spatially arranged. The tactile sense is very powerful. The entire surface of the human body is sensitive to pressure and temperature, as well as to textural qualities of the matter that makes up the world around us.
As children get older, different arts and techniques require more complex thinking skills. Many activities need an understanding of basic science concepts for them to make sense. Things like mixing specific colors or creating a mosaic pattern may seem like creative activities, but without an intellectual component the creativity falls apart. As your child learns these skills in a creative area, they can transfer them to other areas of their life as well.
Sensory Art Station Activities: |
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- Clay/play-doh
- Finger painting
- Water play
- Sand play
- Texture exploration
- Object exploration
How Children Benefit
- Physically, by using the large muscles of the arm and small muscles of the hand. (Bodily-Kinesthetic)
- Socially, by working alongside othners and sharing materials and space. (Interpersonal)
- Emotionally, by learning that they can control various materials and use them to release energy, tension, and emotion. (Interpersonal)
- Visually, by exploring three-dimensional forms from differing viewpoints and learning that pliant forms change shape. (Spatial)
- Linguistically, by learning a vocabulary for concepts, size, shape, form, and relationship. (Linguistic)
- Cognitively, by observing cause and effect as through their own manipulation of objects. (Logical-Mathematical)
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