Habitot-at-Home

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Art-at-Home activities are supported in part by a Berkeley Civic Arts Grant. Thank you!

Dramatic Play

Pretending fosters self expression, social interaction, and confidence.

Activities
• No-Sew Superhero Cape
• Make a Jetpack
• Mission Control Panel
and more…

 

Recycle Reduce Reuse

Turn your throwaways into art, science, and engineering projects. These activities can help your child understand the importance of reducing waste while experiencing the excitement of reusing materials in creative ways.

Activities
• Ball Maze
• Make a Jetpack
• Multi-Color Crayons
and more…

 

Sensory Play

Activating your child’s five senses is the foundation for all learning. Activities like handling play-dough, making bubbles, and playing with sand support brain and motor development while encouraging creative problem-solving and scientific thinking.

Activities
• Make Playdough
• Painted Gelatin Cake
• Shaving Cream Painting
and more…

Exploring Nature

The outdoors is the best learning environment for young children! Being in and observing natural environments helps children develop a deeper sense of curiosity and work on problem-solving skills.

Activities
• A Square Foot of Nature Observation
• Leaf Stenciling
• Making Mud Cakes and other Desserts
and more…

Early Science & Math

These projects create moments when a child says, “Wow!” STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) activities provide hands-on learning experiences about real world concepts like basic chemistry, counting, matter, and more.

Activities
• Coffee Filter Parachutes
• Make a Glacier
• Raincloud in a Jar
and more…

Art – Creating & Experiencing

Open-ended art experiences build math, science and literacy concepts, and help children develop their fine motor skills. While making art, children explore and experiment, create, recognize patterns, and use different tools.

Activities
• Bubble Art
• Sun Prints
• Rainbow Ice Painting
and more…