The beauty of creating with one’s own hands
We use play dough and clay on a regular basis when working with children. Our aim is always to enhance fine motor skills, specifically hand strength, coordination and dexterity in…
Imagination is king
Imaginary play is the most important component of play that children can experience. It helps to develop and bring out their creativity and builds up their skills on an emotional,…
Creative Works at the FCW Parents’ Workshop
Play is not a luxury; it is a neccesity. It is is the way children learn. We know that the first years in a child’s life are the most important…
Spring flowers at Die Bron Primary in Stanford
Young children love to be creative. They are natural artists and enjoy playing with colour on a piece of cloth or paper. This month the children who are attending our…
Creative Works at Funimfundo Pre-School
Over the past few weeks we have explored the theme of working with every day, recyclable material with the grade R class at Funimfundo Pre-School. We have used newspaper…
Creative Workshops now also offered in Masakhane, Gansbaai
We have expanded the reach of our Creative Workshops in Stanford to include the Masakhane community near Gansbaai. Masakhane is a township of about 12 000 residents, most of…
SIXTH YOUNG HUSTLA ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORKSHOPS HOSTED AT DAVID KRUT PROJECTS, ARTS ON MAIN
On Saturday 16 September, David Krut Projects Johannesburg hosted the sixth and final session of the Young Hustla Entrepreneurship Workshop for 2017 at Arts on Main. Our vibrant facilitator, Zola…
Building puzzles, building skills at Stanford Creative Works
Many children we see in our school-based program have difficulties with their visual perception skills. This means that information that is received through the eyes and sent to the brain…
Parents Workshop at Die Bron Primary School
This term we offered another workshop for the parents of the foundation phase learners at Die Bron Primary in collaoration with Jenny van Velden from the Principals Academy. The parents’…
Our theme of body awareness and working through the senses continues
Body awareness is essential as our bodies are the base from which we experiencing everything else. Body awareness means the understanding of one’s own body, the location of the different…