Arty Pants for Toddlers

Toddlers! Bring your favorite adult to Dothan's only art play-date. Learn about color, shape, texture and much more!

Young children learn to create new meanings through interaction with art. Thoughtfully planned visits to traditional art museums can be valuable experiences for preschoolers, contributing to growth of aesthetic awareness. Stokrocki (1984) suggests that multisensory activities...increase the understanding and appreciation for the art process.

Activities such as molding clay, painting, or even creating sculpture with pipecleaners offer insight into the work of artists. For the child, the learning begins with “visual,tactile, kinesthetic, and even  olfactory responses to paint, collage materials, and types of clay” (Stokrocki, 1984, p.14) and is the first step in the development of aesthetic awareness...that can enhance cultural sensitivity and promote language development.

Cost: $13/member, $18/non-member; $40/member, $60/non-member if you register for full 4-class session.

Call (334) 794-3871 to register. Suggested age-range is 18 months - 4 years.