Robin Norgren, M.A, R-YT, Spiritual Director Robin Norgren, M.A, R-YT, Spiritual Director

Creativty and Movement: Art Project Breakdown - Snowmen


Snowmen and snowfalls 
In Arizona, we are fascinated by the concept!

Break this down
blue construction paper
white paint
paint brushes
construction paper - blue and yellow and orange and pink
scissors
qtips to make the snow dots around the edge

Let's see what your kiddos create
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Robin Norgren, M.A, R-YT, Spiritual Director Robin Norgren, M.A, R-YT, Spiritual Director

Creativity and Movement: Twirly skirts are Here





We are excited about our new line of skirts at Darlin Sewing, our online clothing boutique.  We truly believe a girl can dress fun and sassy, creating her own style without sacrificing modesty.   We have many styles to choose and would be honored to create a custom order

CLICK HERE  view all of our current styles  


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Robin Norgren, M.A, R-YT, Spiritual Director Robin Norgren, M.A, R-YT, Spiritual Director

Creativity and Movement: Fall Wreaths





Wreaths seem very universal for any season.  We adapted our wreath to fall for a wonderful opportunity to play with color.  I spent much of my childhood in Michigan and one of the things I loved to do was watch the leaves change color.  Not really much of that happening in the Arizona Desert.  

So here's was our change to bring the fall colors to the desert.  I found a template of fall leaves for the children to paint using vibrant watercolors.  Then we used colored tissue paper to add even more vibrancy to our wreaths.  

Here is the link to the colored leaves template: CLICK HERE


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Robin Norgren, M.A, R-YT, Spiritual Director Robin Norgren, M.A, R-YT, Spiritual Director

Creativity and Movement: Preschoolers Engage with Picasso




I have been trying to come up with a way to teach the Master Artists to our preschool class.  The environment is set up in such a way that the children are allowed to come and go between the two environments - inside and outside - which does not really lend itself to holding and capturing their imagination. I attempted to connect with our local art museum and unfortunately the art programs they offer do not have curriculum for 3-5 year olds.

In the meantime I found this beautiful coloring page by Picasso and have invited the children to play with colored pencils.  Then we cut and glue the figure onto construction to give it a look of framed art. 

Here is a link to this template - yep another great opportunity to play!


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Robin Norgren, M.A, R-YT, Spiritual Director Robin Norgren, M.A, R-YT, Spiritual Director

Creativity and Movement: The Plush Dolls are Here




Josey's Art School has wanted to offer dolls for a little while now.
WE are in the midst of creating sewing kits for dolls but in the meantime I am honored to offer these one of a kind whimsy girls for your little one.

CLICK HERE to find the styles that are available 


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Robin Norgren, M.A, R-YT, Spiritual Director Robin Norgren, M.A, R-YT, Spiritual Director

Creativity and Movement: Make Some Music with Your Turtle Tambourines







The rain has paid a visit quite a few times in our outdoor environment.   This can be a little tricky when trying to plan projects outdoors.  You have to take into account the rain and the potential winds.  Our environment has a slope in the middle so the water pools right in the middle of the outdoor classroom until the drains can catch with the downpour.

We made the most of making some sunshine by making a musical instrument we fondly call a turtle tambourine.


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Robin Norgren, M.A, R-YT, Spiritual Director Robin Norgren, M.A, R-YT, Spiritual Director

Creativity and Movement: First Week of School at Montessori









The first week of school held a bit of adventure.  We had little mishap with a large tree branch that collapsed during a monsoon storm.  The branch landed on the roof of our outdoor environment!  But the great team at the school had it cleared quickly and we only had to close down the outdoor environment the next day for about 45 minutes.

YES we have done a little bit of planting and a whole lot of painting.  AND the herb in our revamped book case planter have started to grow.


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