http://www.columbusmuseum.org/blog/2011/09/08/push-play/ cma Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:10:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.columbusmuseum.org/blog/2011/09/08/push-play/#comment-184 Molly Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:02:42 +0000 http://www.columbusmuseum.org/blog/?p=1188#comment-184 Making the painting come to life isa great idea!
I am sure 3, 4, and 5 years old will love the Fort idea
And I know one little girl(age 6 ) that just loves to dance to any music even if it be classical!!
Give each child a pumpkin sprayed painted in one solid color Green Black white and have the child choose a stencil or picture to paint on the pumpkin.
they could also put hats , faces ear rings etc on the pumpkin.
I like the guessing games that stimulate the minds of the kids too. What would they paint on canvass if they were out in the woods? this way they can try to picture in their minds what a wooded trail would be like! Or have a good artist there to try and sketch what the kids are saying. Like eg> I see an Owl in an old oak tree. Or I see a foot bridge over the brook with frogs below on rocks! gives a visual!

]]> http://www.columbusmuseum.org/blog/2011/09/08/push-play/#comment-183 Jane Ehret Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:39:23 +0000 http://www.columbusmuseum.org/blog/?p=1188#comment-183 Extracting that element of fun is always a difficult task. I deal with this everyday when I ask my students to sing alone in a singing game. They come to my class with a predetermined idea that in order to sing out, for others to hear, means that you are so talented you should be on the radio, or able to win American Idol. Society really does a “number” on the element of fun and play.
It takes a creative mind to figure out how to get around this so that people can enjoy life to its fullest!
Thankfully, we have people in the world like Cassie Koehler who are able to pull people out of their comfort zone through her creative ideas. The museum is lucky to have her!

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