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After a long day in the classroom, your school-age kiddo needs time to unwind before diving into homework. That's what makes the after school program at Pumpkin Preschool so wonderful. Their rich art curriculum provides a creative outlet for children in kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade with fun arts and crafts activities.

What to get a glimpse of a typical afternoon at Pumpkin Preschool? Here's just a few of the creative crafts your child will enjoy, courtesy of The Artful Parent:

  • Free-form collages lets creativity loose: Anything becomes an artist's tool in collage-making. You'll love the unique designs your child creates with buttons, beads, feathers, and macaroni.
  • Fruit and veggies have an artistic side: Cut an apple or a radish in half, dip it in some paint, and press the flat side to paper to see what shapes it can make.

  • You can't go wrong with drawing and painting: These basic art forms art let a child visualize the world and their experiences. Pair crayons, markers, watercolors or colored pencils with a blank page and see what wonders they imagine.
  • Imaginations unfold with paper art: From origami to paper dolls to geometric snowflakes, one piece of paper can become so many things.
  • Toothpick sculptures encourage 3D thinking: Much of the art that kids make appears on flat surfaces. Creating sculptures not only encourages growth to new depths of thinking, but also growth in patience, attention, and fine motor skills.

In addition to their after school program, Pumpkin Preschool offers top-notch child care services for infants, toddlers, and, of course, preschoolers. Visit them online or call (203) 255-7505 to learn more about this fantastic early learning center.

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