http://www.karmazyn.com Awaken your Creativity Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:29:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have been asked to talk about my favourite topic, Encouraging Creativity in Children, on Vancouver Co-op Radio CFRO 102.7 FM on Thursday, March 20th at 4 pm. Kara Ko, the moderator of the parenting show "It Takes a Village", heard me speak at ... http://www.karmazyn.com/co-op-radio-interview/ Lois Birkenshaw: Music for Fun, Music for Learning Bev Bos: Before the Basics: Creating Conversations with Children Bev Bos: Don’t Move the Muffin Tins: A Hands Off Guide to Art for the ... http://www.karmazyn.com/resource-list-for-encouraging-creativity-in-children-2/ Children are born with the potential to create stories, sing, dance, draw, paint, sculpt and play music. As the young child explores and plays within an art form, he/she is usually fully engaged and having a wonderful time.  Yet there is so much ... http://www.karmazyn.com/expressive-arts-and-the-developing-child/ The following programs are sponsored by Veracis Wellness in Port Moody DANCING FROM THE HEART Barbara shares her love of dance by bringing a wide range of music and fun dance games to stimulate and motivate. She provides a flexible structure for you to use what you already know and expand ... http://www.karmazyn.com/dance-and-drum-in-february/ The following workshops for parents are sponsored by Vancouver Society for Children's Centres Tell Me a Story/Make me a Story Library Square Children's Centres January 12/08 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Registration: Phone: 604-718-6555 Email: info@vsocc.org In Person: 250-1166 Alberni Street Encouraging Creativity in Children Dorothy Lamb Children's Centre January 27/08 10:30 am-12:30 pm Registration: Phone: 604-718-6555 Email: info@vsocc.org In Person: 250-1166 Alberni Street http://www.karmazyn.com/parent-workshops-in-january/ Self Care for Caregivers February 13/2008 7-9pm This workshops is sponsored by Tri Cities Child Care Resource and Referral Service in Coquitlam. For more information and to register please call 604 521 3342. http://www.karmazyn.com/upcoming-workshop/ I have often been asked if I am a dancer or an artist. This question always strikes me as a bit strange, because it comes after I have been observed dancing or sketching. Why would they ask me that the question, if they have been watching me doing ... http://www.karmazyn.com/are-you-an-artist/ Recently my 5 year old friend Matthew told me that grown ups are boring because all they do is work. Sadly I had to agree with him. Adults do work, that’s our job. Children play, that’s their job. How unfortunate that we lose this ability as ... http://www.karmazyn.com/artsplay-and-the-healthy-adult/ Discoveries in neuroscience have shown that movement plays a vital and crucial role in learning and brain development. In order to fully activate their learning potential children must move. With young children spending more and more time sitting in car seats, baby carriers, and in front of television sets, the ... http://www.karmazyn.com/move-and-grow/ *artsplay: Exploratory experiences in dance, music, art and stories Artsplay Model Many years ago I came up with the word artsplay to describe what I was doing in my work with young children. In my programs we played with art materials, sang, played with percussion instruments, made up stories and acted them ... http://www.karmazyn.com/artsplay/