Curious about Art Therapy? I have been! A huge thanks to Faige Kobre of EduArt 4 Kids for sharing her expertise in today’s post.
Many of us have the vague feeling that art is really good for us. We know it makes us more creative and stuff like that. However, research shows that doing art is not only for creativity but, it actually increases the levels of serotonin in the brain which is what is used to help lift depression. Art also helps people learn to like, accept and control their feelings. Feelings of anger, fear, jealously and aggression.
There is even a whole field that uses art to help children and adults heal from painful and abusive situations. This discipline is called art therapy. [Read more…]
(a childhood favorite of my own), which inspired my boys to build a lean-to from scrap lumber in the back yard. What kid doesn’t love a good hideout? And what parent doesn’t love a book that inspires kids to play like this? 
