The following advice might be a no-brainer for many of you. However, since I have found that many Godly Play teachers have little previous experience doing art with children, I thought I would throw it out there.
Before each Godly session, it is a good idea to check all of the art materials and make sure that they are ready to use. Nothing takes the joy out of doing art faster than picking up colored pencils that haven't been sharpened or finding that the paint brushes from last week are dirty. Especially in shared space, we adults can forget to build this into our preparation time.
Some things to put on your checklist: Sharpen the colored pencils. Make sure the crayons are in good condition. (Block-shaped beeswax crayons, for example, get soiled by the pigments from the other crayons and need to be periodically rubbed down to clean them.) Get rid of magic markers that no longer write well. If the children will be using paints, make sure that everything they need is within reach such as water, clean brushes, paper, etc.
Before each Godly session, it is a good idea to check all of the art materials and make sure that they are ready to use. Nothing takes the joy out of doing art faster than picking up colored pencils that haven't been sharpened or finding that the paint brushes from last week are dirty. Especially in shared space, we adults can forget to build this into our preparation time.
Some things to put on your checklist: Sharpen the colored pencils. Make sure the crayons are in good condition. (Block-shaped beeswax crayons, for example, get soiled by the pigments from the other crayons and need to be periodically rubbed down to clean them.) Get rid of magic markers that no longer write well. If the children will be using paints, make sure that everything they need is within reach such as water, clean brushes, paper, etc.
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| Sharpening our Stabilo watercolor crayons. |
Little hands love a well-prepared environment!
