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That brown paper packaging you get in a delivery box? A wonderful sensory play opportunity, listening to it scrunching, tearing holes into it, wearing it, peeking through a tiny hole in it…endless fun. This week at Art Play! at Raum Schwalbe, I also observed green rubbery leaves being stencilled and splattered back and forth in silver paint, conversations between toddlers mirroring one another with spinning their paint rollers, little fingers tracing the woven designs in red cabbage and circles like bracelets, hooked over arms in bright yellow lemons. The joy of following your curiosity! Slowed down fun through process art play….ready to join us for a Pop Up version? See the website for a 10% discount EARLY BIRD Special 🌟✂️☀️ . . . #lebenmitkindern #entdeckenkunst #littleberlin  #kinderkunst #kinderspiel #berlinart #kunstberlin #littleart #littleartists #berlinmitkind #kreativkinder #littleartberlin  #prenzlauerberg #kunstzusammen  #connectwithart  #berlinkids  #artplay #childledart #reggioinspired #winskiez #winstrasse #berlinfamily #berlinwithkids #kinderkunstkurs #hauptstadtmitkind (at Winsstraße)

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betOnfest was such an incredible experience this weekend with my little artist- in Stolpe near Angermünde outside of Berlin. We spent this holiday weekend in an old cement factory turned DIY cultural space. Nature is reclaiming the abandoned site, and artists are creating performances, installations, sound art, murals, comics and documentaries…and more. We had the wonderful opportunity to create sound recordings with Lottie Sebes, test things out with found random objects and make connections with artists from all over the world. This was quite a new experience for me, my own performative artist practice mostly being active pre-motherhood ( site-specific performative / photographic), and it was amazing, if exhausting (!) too, seeing it through my daughters never-stopping-to-explore eyes and wanting to get everyone involved in her play, and for her to learn from others about their art happening all around us. She talked about how much she saw bodies can become like a paintbrush, part of the art, and when we started to unpick this I realised I need to share my own artist self with her more, such as the blog I kept when I did a 3 week workshop/residency in an old salt mine in Austria a few years back inspired by Fluxus Art. Such a magical place in betOnest, a long weekend of nest building, bonfires, laughter, delicious food, typewriters clattering, burnt wood charcoal drawing,  and plant identifying walks. Thanks to Coral, Yoav, Twinkle, Caitlin and all of the rest of the betOnest artists!  Image of Sonic Ice Sculpture - artwork by Lottie Sebes. #betonfest #littleartberlin #artfestival (at Betonest)

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betOnfest was such an incredible experience this weekend with my little artist- in Stolpe near Angermünde outside of Berlin. We spent this holiday weekend in an old cement factory turned DIY cultural space. Nature is reclaiming the abandoned site, and artists are creating performances, installations, sound art, murals, comics and documentaries…and more. We had the wonderful opportunity to create sound recordings with Lottie Sebes, test things out with found random objects and make connections with artists from all over the world. This was quite a new experience for me, my own performative artist practice mostly being active pre-motherhood ( site-specific performative / photographic), and it was amazing, if exhausting (!) too, seeing it through my daughters never-stopping-to-explore eyes and wanting to get everyone involved in her play, and for her to learn from others about their art happening all around us. She talked about how much she saw bodies can become like a paintbrush, part of the art, and when we started to unpick this I realised I need to share my own artist self with her more, such as the blog I kept when I did a 3 week workshop/residency in an old salt mine in Austria a few years back inspired by Fluxus Art. Such a magical place in betOnest, a long weekend of nest building, bonfires, laughter, delicious food, typewriters clattering, burnt wood charcoal drawing,  and plant identifying walks. Looking forward to going back and trying out some ideas, big concrete drums just asking to become something performative…am sure more will pop up as digest more! Thanks to Coral, Yoav, Twinkle, Caitlin and all of the rest of the betOnest artists!  #betonfest #betonest (at Betonest)

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Always love the Gelli Plate printing part of our Adult Experimental Image Making course, and this week was so varied with such creative ideas for making marks and layers- scraping curved organic patterns into the ink, stenciling geometric designs. Want to come and try this part of the longer course out, as an afternoon workshop on the 12th May? We offer a relaxing space to get back in touch with / offer new ideas for your ‘hands on’ creativity. Come and explore and takeaway a whole range of styles- bold, abstract and delicate pieces of work directly into note cards, beautiful papers, just by letting go of working towards a specific outcome, following your curiosity. Our gently guided Experimental Printmaking workshop offers a space to really get into your flow, not over thinking just with your hands playing with colour, pattern, texture through objects on the inking plate. So much to reveal and conceal through layers, stencils, looking at the work of artists, printmakers and graphic artists. For full info and to book check out the website, link in Bio 👆👆🌟 #berlinart #kreativität #kunstberlin . . #berlinart #kreativität #kunstberlin #artberlin #berlincourses #berlinmitte #prenzlauerberg #berlinartworkshop #berlingram #experimentalart #littleartberlin #berlinlab #zeitfürmich #hauptstadtkunst #senefelderplatz #berlincreatives #druckereri #berlinprintworkshop #berlinworkshop #berlinprenzlberg #druckberlin #diy #handprinted #madebyhand #vonhandgemacht #handgemacht (at Senefelderplatz)

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Slow, playful Sensory Art Play for parent & child!  It is so incredible and such a privelidge watching the non-verbal communication between toddlers and their parents, simply through poking clay. I was noticing the child working out how it can be lifted with the craft stick stuck into it.  I observed babies and toddlers drawing with fingers and craft sticks on the colour changing light box, exploring how lines changed overlaid, rubbing out and drawing, repeating back and forth, squiggles, dots, dashes. Lots of investigation, discovering, learning through play, connecting with our little humans. So delighted to have begun our April- June Term at Raum Schwalbe! Yay for curiosity! 🌟❤️#littleartberlin #kreativkinder #babykunst . . . #lebenmitkindern #entdeckenkunst #littleberlin  #kinderkunst #kinderspiel  #berlinart #kunstberlin #littleartlab #littleart #littleartists #berlinmitkind #kreativkinder #prenzlauerberg #kunstzusammen  #kunstmitkindern  #berlinkids  #artplay #childledart #reggioinspired #berlinkids #winstrasse #winskiez #artplay #raumschwalbe #babyberlin #berlinfamily #malenmitkindern (at Winsstraße)

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Our Kids Art LAB class for 8-12 year olds was a wonderful Tape Art , Drawing & Print-tastic Saturday morning session! We went on an exploratory textural journey through the recycling, fabric and nature boxes, drew patterns with rollers and examined scale and colour through drawing objects with colourful tape. We embraced the happy accidents in blind drawing with carbon paper and oil pastels, tried out different kinds of graphic lines found in kitchen utensils versus the soft organic fluid lines in seed pods. Really great fun to investigate, get tips from one another, each noticing different details to take further in their own ways.  Can’t wait to start the block on the 5th May, we will go further into Gelli Plate printmaking, explore under the microscope to inspire paintings, and more! Interested to find out more? Full info on the website, or email us mailto:[email protected]! 🌟 #kidsartberlin #berlinmitkind #kreativkinder . . . #kinderkunst #berlinart #kunstberlin #littleart #berlinmitkindern  #littleartberlin  #prenzlauerberg  #berlinmitte #childledart  #kunstaufenglish #kunstworkshopberlin #hauptstadtmitkind #kunstmitkindern  #druckenmitkindern #slowberlin #kidsinberlin #kinderkunstkurs #kinderkurs #senefelderplatz #berlinprenzlberg #berlinkids #kidsofberlin #kreativberlin (at U-Bahnhof Senefelderplatz)

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Our Kids Art LAB class for 8-12 year olds was a wonderful Tape Art , Drawing & Print-tastic Saturday morning session! We went on an exploratory textural journey through the recycling, fabric and nature boxes, drew patterns with rollers and examined scale and colour through drawing objects with colourful tape. We embraced the happy accidents in blind drawing with carbon paper and oil pastels, tried out different kinds of graphic lines found in kitchen utensils versus the soft organic fluid lines in seed pods. Really great fun to investigate, get tips from one another, each noticing different details to take further in their own ways.  Can’t wait to start the block on the 5th May, we will go further into Gelli Plate printmaking, explore under the microscope to inspire paintings, and more! Interested to find out more? Full info on the website, or email us mailto:[email protected]! 🌟 #kidsartberlin #berlinmitkind #kreativkinder . . . #kinderkunst #berlinart #kunstberlin #littleart #berlinmitkindern  #littleartberlin  #prenzlauerberg  #berlinmitte #childledart  #kunstaufenglish #kunstworkshopberlin #hauptstadtmitkind #kunstmitkindern  #druckenmitkindern #slowberlin #kidsinberlin #kinderkunstkurs #kinderkurs #senefelderplatz #berlinprenzlberg #berlinkids #kidsofberlin #kreativberliner (at Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany)

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Saturday Art class for kids: DIY Junk Printed creatures out of the recycling bin and nature box! Our trial class of the younger Kids Art LAB, playfully exploring PRINTMAKING, was really good fun! It was full of lovely surprises, like when textures you feel under your fingers don’t leave behind the patterns you expect in the ink. More ink? less ink? what happens to the details? A couple of things I observed in their experiments: Exploring a roller to create long wings, and looking closely at the lines in the veins on a leaf to show the habitat of their creature. Embracing the happy accidents in blind drawing with carbon paper, the favourite places the crazy creatures like to hang out…who doesn’t like flying to the top of a tree and watching the world go by?! Interested for your 5-8 year old to join us? Booking now through the website or email us [email protected]! 🌟 #kidsartberlin #berlinmitkind #kreativkinder . . . #kinderkunst #berlinart #kunstberlin #littleart #berlinmitkindern #littleartberlin  #prenzlauerberg #berlinmitte #childledart #kunstaufenglish #kunstworkshopberlin #hauptstadtmitkind #kunstmitkindern #druckenmitkindern #slowberlin #kidsinberlin #kinderkunstkurs #kinderkurs #senefelderplatz #berlinprenzlberg #berlinkids #kidsofberlin #berlincreatives (at Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany)

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The joy of PRINTMAKING! Printmaking has been such a wonderful process to explore creativity over the years with toddlers, kids and adults. It is a great way to develop visual literacy through investigating shapes, patterns, textures, lines, letting the hands play freely with materials and then giving structure through  considered designs through decision making, creative thinking. From making textural stamps from out of the recycling bin, to spontaneous demonstration of mono printing in response to a young child’s actions with paint and drawing in a class, or new takes on the rubber stamp carving for t-shirt motif design. So many ways to investigate, here are a few of our favourites. The two Kids Art LABS trials on Saturday morning will begin with explore some printmaking, taking everyday objects and making bold textured patterned images and stencils from them. Interested for your 4.5- 12 year old to join us? Or how about a 1 day Adult Gelli Plate printing workshop. Booking now through the website🌟 #kidsartberlin #berlinmitkind #kreativkinder . . . #kinderkunst #berlinart #kunstberlin #littleart #berlinmitkind #kreativkinder #littleartberlin #berlinwithkids #prenzlauerberg #kunstzusammen  #connectwithart  #berlinkids  #berlinmitte #childledart  #childhoodunplugged #hauptstadtmitkind #kunstmitkindern  #kidsart #druckenmitkindern #slowberlin #kidsinberlin #kinderkunstkurs #kinderkurs #senefelderplatz #berlinprenzlberg #berlinworkshop (at Berlin Mitte Saarbrücker Str.)

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Transforming from one pattern into another. An adult left their work out on the table in the studio and when I went in this morning the rubber stamping she'd carved, inspired by sections of inky mark making work, spoke to me to make this, show the process journey I had noticed in class. Carving all sides of the rubber! So. Much FUN. 💡✨#inspireoneanother #kreativität #slowberlin . . . #littleartberlin #creativeberlin #berlincreatives #druckerei #processart #grafikkunst #graphicart #rubberstamp #senefelderplatz #creativitylab #berlinprenzlauerberg #prenzlberg #findyourflow #feedyourcreativity #makeyourmark (at Senefelderplatz)

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MASKING TAPE PART 2——My little artist and her masking tape art from yesterday! So great to play with lines of tape to create the name inititals of our little family🌟❤️#familienkunst #familyart #creativefamily. . . . #slowdownenjoymore #kinderkunst #berlinart #kunstberlin #berlinmitkind #kleinkinder #littleartberlin  #kunstzusammen  #artplay #reggioinspired  #kinderkunstkurs #kinderkunstwerkstatt #malortberlin #tapeart  #berlinmitte #malenmitkindern #mamakindzeit #papakindzeit #kidsart #processart #kunstmitkindern #sonntaginberlin #familienzeit #slowfamilyberlin #kreativkinder #kreativfamilie #kreativität #berlinfamily (at Senefelderplatz)

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The joy of MASKING TAPE- everyone finds a different idea! Today we had an afternoon as a family playing in the studio with paint, print and tape. I love masking tape as for me it has had great possibilities to add a quick geometric direction in an image, especially great to contrast with fluid organic lines. I have this book I love ( Die Welt von Innen, by Julie Coquart) full of the most stunningly detailed and boldly coloured microscopic images of the inner worlds inside flora and fauna. The book often comes out when I’m thinking about slowing down with tiny repetitive drawings and paintings. Today I played with layering of tracings, Posca pens, size 0 brushes, primary coloured acrylic and then for a change of scale, added the masking tape to give a stripe overlay. My little artist was really into the block of wood I was painting onto so grabbed her own, and tried out writing our initials using the tape. Her dad then took the tape into his own prints, making new works with the tape once removed.  Such fun and so important - being inspired by one another! 🌟👨‍👩‍👧#familienleben #familyart #creativefamily . . . #slowdownenjoymore #kinderkunst #berlinart #kunstberlin #berlinmitkind #littleartberlin  #kunstzusammen #reggioinspired #malortberlin #tapeart  #berlinmitte #malenmitkindern #mamakindzeit #papakindzeit #kidsart #processart #kunstmitkindern #sonntaginberlin #familienzeit #slowfamilyberlin #slowberlin #kreativkinder #kreativfamilie #kreativität #berlinfamily (at Senefelderplatz)

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The importance of PROCESS, CHILD- LED art for little kids— “T looooved it, he keeps talking about it and asking if tomorrow we can go again hehe. Watching him explore the clay was incredibly refreshing, seeing so much confidence and trust in his movements, not feeling he was failing or doing a good job, just thoroughly enjoying it. Thank you so much for having opened such space and offered the materials that they can really relate to and explore. It was one hour ride but worth it : )” 👈😍I was sent this beautiful message from a parent after today’s wonderful Art Play Pop Up at Totem Bookstore in Wedding- still buzzing with pride from it- so happy!!. In today’s pop up we played through uncovering the secrets of materials, and reflected on the ways we explore art at home- being on the floor is perfect with clay and little kids- engaging with their whole bodies manipulating the material. Thanks to everyone who came, and Totem for inviting us to pop up….we will be back! 🌟 . . . #kinderkunst #kinderspiel #berlinart #kunstberlin #littleartlab #littleart #littleartists #berlinmitkind #kleinkinder #littleartberlin  #kunstzusammen   #berlinkids  #artplay #reggioinspired  #littleartberlin #kinderkunstkurs #kinderkunstwerkstatt #malortberlin #childrensartstudio #totembookstore #berlinwedding #sensoryplay #malenmitkindern #mamakindzeit #papakindzeit #toddlerart #processart #kunstmitkindern (at totem)

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Let your child lead the way! Yeah- totally up for it BUT ONLY if they don’t make lots of mess I hear you cry! The importance of Sensory Art Play being a child-led process art LAB is this: babies and toddlers are wonderfully multi-sensory beings who discover the world through all their senses. We need to give them the space to discover and experiment for themselves, to enable confidence to grow through making their own connections and problem solving. We create a space where they freely explore through the building blocks of art and creativity: Sensory Art isn’t just visual art. From the last Sensory Art Play class these are a few things I observed in the babies and toddlers: In a non-toxic messy play space they LISTENED quietly- digging around inside, and pouring crunchy cereal in the play bins. One baby watched it wiggling between their toes when a bit got stuck there. They TOUCHED colour through squidgy paint, their ‘hands on’ colour mixing directly on their bodies, layering on and scraping it off repeatedly. The SOUNDS of splats and traction from cars on the giant mural paper.  Texture investigations a plenty through surfaces of cards, papers, structures- scratched with fingernails, torn up paper balls being rolled around. Patterns growing all over the floor through footprints and rollers.  The parents engaging with their child through copying them: Non-verbal communication before words, through first scribbles, first mark-making, the pre-cursor to writing. I watched a parent and their toddler communicating purely through tearing paper,  creating a rhythm taking it in turns to listen to one another- fast, slow, long and short. Such a beautiful focussed environment- not coercing your child to take part, but in their own time, finding their own rhythm. Excited to start the new term on Tuesday- where we allow growth, slowly over time.  Just ONE spot left! Booking through the website: At @raum_schwalbe , 15:15-16:05.  16:30 class fully booked. 👩‍👦✨👨‍👧#littleartberlin #creativityletloose . . . #lebenmitkindern #kinderkunst #kinderspiel #berlinart #kunstberlin #colourplay #littleartists #berlinmitkind #kleinkinder  #prenzlauerberg #winskiez (at Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany)

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THIS ❤️👉Reading reviews on the little art Facebook page make my heart sing! —— #dowhatyoulove #soproud #doahappydance “I attended Harriet’s 8 week experimental image making course for adults earlier this year and felt wonderfully inspired every week. I have felt detached from my creativity for a long time and Harriet’s course & guidance made me feel connected again and pushed me out of my comfort zone. Each week we experimented with different mediums & techniques which I wouldn’t have thought to have used if not for the course. It has given me a new insight on what it is to be creative and a renewed sense of my own creativity. As well as meeting some new people, Harriet’s course is almost therapeutic in it’s approach, I cannot recommend her courses enough for anyone who wants to re-engage their creativity, explore new techniques and most importantly have lots of fun!” A couple of spots if you’d like to join us nurturing our creativity together! Starts Mondays 19:30-21:30, From 16th April, P Berg- Senefelderplatz. See link above for more info and to book ☝️☝️☝️👀 . . . . #berlinart #kreativität #kunstberlin #artberlin #berlincourses #berlinmitte #prenzlauerberg #berlinartworkshop #berlingram #experimentalart #littleartberlin #berlinlab #zeitfürmich #hauptstadtkunst #senefelderplatz #berlincreatives (at Senefelderplatz)

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When colours HUG they make new colours. Just beautiful, right? little blue and little yellow by Leo Lionni is the perfect introduction to colour play with very young kids. The simplest of ideas to explore colour mixing in action, linked to a story of playing with friends. Great to read a few times together, and then get out blobs of blue and yellow tempera paint in a space you don’t mind getting messy, and see what they make of it, on their hands, between their fingers, on their bodies. Let them explore for themselves, baby-led at their own pace- no need to demonstrate, no brushes required! We tried this at around 1 year old in the bath with non-toxic kindergarten tempera paint, (without bath full of water and no clothes!) where you can play and then simply wash away. Love to hear about your adventures in paint with your little ones! 🌈👶 #creativityletloose #babyart. . . #lebenmitkindern #entdeckenkunst # #kinderspiel #berlinart #kunstberlin #littleartberlin #mylittleartist #berlinmitkind #kreativkinder #littleartberlin  #prenzlauerberg #kunstzusammen  #painttogether #hugs  #berlinkids  #artplay #childledart #reggioinspired #berlinfamily #berlinwithkids #kinderkunst #hauptstadtmitkind #leolionni #littleblueandblueyellow #kinderbuch #blauundgelb #kidsstorybook #artbooks #kunstbuch #babyledweaningideas (at Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany)

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COLOUR COLOUR COLOUR in Sensory Art Play! A riot of powerful primary colours appearing to and fro all across the paper and cardboard. Reds and yellows swirling into orange, made possible by two tiny hands rubbing it together, feeling the cool textures on their skin and watching new colours appear:  A-HA! Blue and yellow running into green in the tracks of a little toy car. Colour is such a huge part of our everyday lives- we live in an abundance of colour all around us from the natural and manmade worlds- hues and saturation, emotions we experience through colour changes.  In our classes we give babies and kids primary warm and cool colours so that they see for themselves those magical moments when two colours are brought together-what happens when you add more blue?  How does a colour change when you add white? We play and explore together- learning the building blocks of visual language. 🌟🌈👩‍🎤👨‍🎤#littleartberlin #creativityletloose . . #kinderkunst #kinderspiel #berlinart #kunstberlin #colourplay #spielenmitfabre #littleart #littleartists #berlinmitkind #kleinkinder  #prenzlauerberg #winskiez #kunstfürdiekleinen #babykünstler  #berlinkids  #artplay #reggioinspired  #malenmitkindern #babykunst #babyberlin #kinderkunstkurs #kinderkunstwerkstatt #malortberlin #winstrasse #berlinwinskiez #sensoryplay #malenmitkindern #kleinkinder #mamakindzeit #papakindzeit #familieinberlin