Programs For Parents
Parent workshops
We’ll have plasticine and paint sticks ready to help busy parents learn through hands-on activities about the importance of drawing with children in our workshops for parents.
We’ll look at some of the common barriers for parents to drawing at home – like mess and time – and provide simple and cost effective strategies to get over them. We’ve also got ideas to get every child drawing – including the “block corner” kids and the “outdoorsy types”!
Whether part of a parent information night, orientation or transition event or as a follow on to a Squiggle Kids incursion or creative play activity session, parents will leave feeling confident and energised to try drawing or extend drawing with their child at home.
And tell them not to miss it for the goodie bag – with novel materials, activities and tools!
We’ll take questions on drawing with children throughout the session – on topics such as writing, handedness and grip, sorting and storing children’s art and engaging with children’s early mark making and more.
Want something a bit like this but not quite?
Perhaps your parent community is busy with caring and working and you’re thinking something short and sharp will be all they can manage?
Maybe there are a few questions that keep coming up for your parents that you’re keen to get addressed for the whole group?
We’d love to chat with you about your ideas and goals and collaborate to create something tailored specifically for your kindergarten, early learning centre or organisation!
Want more impact?
Do you want your families to experience a Squiggle Kids incursion?
Does your team of professionals want more information on the Squiggle Kids children drawing approach so you can implement it effectively on your own? Do you want more ideas to engage the parent community on drawing with children?
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Do your families need more prompts and ideas to get them started drawing at home? Are drawing tools and materials for children not easily available in your community? We have resources to help:
Squiggle Kids Literacy Kits: Specially curated packs of drawing tools, materials and resources for families to take home. Kits are priced at $30 and $38 each (our $38 kit is available from our shop here.) We can also design kits to suit a more limited budget. An additional charge applies for postage of the kits to the kindergarten, early learning centre or organisation or to individual homes.
Squiggle Kids Drawing Activity Books: Each book includes a fun and engaging narrative and simple drawing prompts to encourage adults and children to work together to draw and to build confidence drawing. For use in an organisational setting (including sharing with families affiliated with the organisation), an electronic file of each book is priced at $55 and available from the Resources for Professionals section of the shop here. Value Bundles also available. We can also arrange printed copies – price on application. Postage may also apply.
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