The holidays and winter months provide many opportunities to create and integrate the arts with our traditions and culture. Here are some ideas to get you started:
- Take a walk outside and find colored leaves and twigs, flowers, and more to make seasonal collages
- Paint leaf rubbings
- Paint and make leaf banners.
What traditions does your family celebrate?
- Tell traditional stories and have family members write them down and illustrate them.
- Teach younger family members how to make traditional foods.
- Create a song and have family members sing and choreograph.
Remember that the arts keep bored kids busy, help bind us together, teach us about each other, and allow us to express ourselves comfortably.
Happy Holidays!
From the California State PTA Arts Education Committee