Djeco Chalk Markers In My Garden - a wonderful fun gift for children aged 6+

Djeco Chalk Markers In My Garden is a beautifully illustrated, fun colour by numbers art set that uses liquid chalk pens to complete the four pictures of beautiful girls in all their finery. Lay the template sheet over the base image and add the stunning colours following the colour instruction book. When completely satisfied just remove the template and the image will appear on the brilliantly illustrated backgrounds. It is easy to rub out any mistakes when using the chalk pens. Comes in a beautiful presentation box. Recommended for children aged 6+ http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B018MVR9BG

Djeco Collages Soft and Gentle

Djeco Collages Soft and Gentle for children aged 3+ Make a delightful collage with a younger child using felt pieces on a board. Create a story with the animals you create. http://gillsonlinegems.myshopify.com

Djeco Dresses Glitterboards Kit

Fabulous art and craft gift for children aged 8 to 12. Create sparkly pictures of girls in dramatic dresses by using 6 tubes of different colours of glitter and a special tool and brush to apply the glitter to sticky areas revealed when the covering is peeled back. Non messy because the box serves as a worktop and glitter can be returned to the container by a handy hole in the corner of the box. Absorbing,creative and imaginative. Find this and many more present ideas at http://gillsonlinegems.myshopify.com

Djeco Rainbow Fish Glitter Art

Djeco Rainbow Fish Glitter Art Create a wonderful sparkling picture to brighten up a bedroom or a shelf. This will absorb and occupy young children with worthwhile activity and lure them away from the computer for an afternoon! Non messy due to the handy nature of the presentation box which can be used as a worktop and has a hole in the corner through which glitter can be returned to the container. Contains 6 glitter tubes, a special tool and a brush. Enjoy a creative,imaginative and memorable activity with your children. http://gillsonlinegems.myshopify.com

Encourage creativity in children - art and craft alternative to TV and video

Do the children in your care complain of boredom yet watch endless TV and films?

For children aged 6 to 12 years. detailed follow by picture instruction book is included. There are four 15 x 21 cm images printed on thick card with 12 pots of coloured sand to complete the pictures. A special tool is used to peel away protective paper from numbered areas. The kit includes 12 colours of sand in individual containers. The kits are designed to be done in their boxes. Each box has a small hole in a corner for excess sand to be funnelled back into the containers. The process is easy to do to get consistently good results. Place the desired activity piece in the box. Use the peeling tool to peel off the first location for the sand. Take the coloured sand for that location and gently tap enough to cover the location on the activity piece. Tilt and tap the box to move excess sand to the bottom of the box. Position the sand container for that colour near the hole and tap the sand to the hole and into the container.Product Dimensions (inches): 6.5 (L) x 9 (W) x 1.5 (H) http://astore.amazon.co.uk/gillsonlinegems-21

Beautiful art and craft kit - wonderful gift for creative children

Djeco's Glitter Boards are a very simple concept but the end result is absolutely stunning: Each of the 4 cards in this set have sticky areas that you reveal by removing their covers with the provided tool. You then sprinkle some glitter powder on the sticky areas and presto! you have a beautifully glittered picture! Often the use of glitters is an bit of a nightmare because of the mess that results, but as usual with Djeco everything has been thought of: the box doubles as a worktop and once you are finished with one colour, simply tip the box over and pour the scattered glitter back in to its container thanks to the clever hole made in one of the box's corners! The Glitter Butterflies Art Kit from Djeco includes six tubes of colorful glitter, special tool and brush, as well as instructions to create four stunning pieces of artwork featuring pretty little insect creatures in their flowery fields. Suitable for children aged 7 to 15. http://astore.amazon.co.uk/gillsonlinegems-21/detail/B008XKVZMG

Beautiful art and craft kit - a wonderful Christmas gift for an older creative child

The Djeco Art Nouveau Workshop is a stunningly beautiful colour by numbers (well colours actually) for older children that teaches this classic art style. This drawing kit comes with four large preprinted images on very thick card, 2 sheets of stickers, 8 artist quality double ended felt tip pens and a detailed follow by picture instruction book all housed in a very attractive presentation box. Colourful, funky, stylish and wonderful this will make a great gift and the finished work will look fantastic on any wall. Box dimensions 29.5 by 23 by 4cms. Suitable for children aged 9 to 15 years. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001G7X1LQ

Create Animals with stickers - children love this Christmas gift!

Colourful,fun,easy - just the activity for Christmas afternoons as an alternative to television! Play with the children or watch them become absorbed with these stickers creating their own imaginary animals or creatures. This encourages creativity and stimulates the imagination. The simplest gifts are often the best.

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Princesses Create a Story Stamping Kit - a fantastic Christmas gift for a creative child

Know any little princesses or princes?
This is a wonderful gift for any child aged 6 and up to encourage their creativity and stimulate their imagination. It's a really absorbing activity for a cold or rainy afternoon and provides a marvellous alternative to television,videeo or computers.
Children will be inspired to make up stories using the 10 beautifully illustrated sheets. They use the 3 stencils sheets to draw patterns and scenes and there are 10 character stamps to bring them to life. The kit also includes a stamp pad and ideas booklet and it is presented in a beautiful princess box.
Dimensions L23.5 x H23 x D4cm http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001G7UXMG

Encouraging your children to be creative through writing by Rebecca F Pittman

I am an 8-time published author who was fortunate enough to be raised by a mother who set no limits on what life could offer her. I was encouraged to draw, write, sing, act and go after every dream in which I found excitement and wonder. What a gift!

Children will see life as an amazing array of open doors, or one of closed-off opportunities and limits. The difference in their perspective comes from the people in their early years who they see as authoritative and powerful: parents, teachers, family members, peers, etc. If they are taught that life is a plethora of creative opportunities and handed the tools to begin that creative process, the world becomes an amazing place filled with magic and fulfilled dreams.

Too often children are raised believing life is only to be endured. It may not be said in words within the home but they pick up the signals in their parent's constant talk of unpaid bills, broken cars, disappointing jobs and unhappy lives. Do we really want our children to begin life fearing it, or feeling there is a ceiling over their heads that they can never penetrate? Life has no limits. None! Our creative minds have the keys to create a lifetime of happiness and abundance.

I began writing when I was eight years-old. I began drawing at the same time. My mother encouraged my creative interests by keeping me supplied with paper, pencils, art books and an easel. From an early age I was writing stories of mystery and fantasy. She dutifully sat and listened to what were some very lame attempts at short stories, but always smiled and said they were wonderful and to keep going. I did. The stories became more polished over the years. I have a file cabinet stuffed with old manuscripts that date back to my youth.

Today, to see my books published through traditional publishing houses and through my own self-publishing efforts is a thrill I can't define. I have also, to date, painted over 3,000 murals all across the country. My mother passed away in 2008 and her support, enthusiasm and love are missed in my life everyday. To give your child the gift of imagination and words of encouragement that say "You can do this! I believe in you!" is a very priceless present.

Encourage your children to be creative. It will impact every area of their lives. They will learn to think outside the box, engineer new opportunities, go after their dreams and live a life that serves them and brings them happiness. Creative people never settle for others' limitations or walls.

Give your child a journal and encourage them to write down their experiences: at home, at play, at school. Tell them to invent a character that gets into all kinds of interesting situations, and then have them find a way out of those challenges. This teaches them at an early age to be problem solvers and inventive. Give them a drawing pad and pencils so they can illustrate their work. Never criticize their words or art. You can shut down the joy very quickly by being too perfectionistic. Their craft will improve on its own. Give them the freedom to express themselves in their own way. They will have plenty of people channeling their thoughts when they are in school. There is no wrong way to express yourself in art. Van Gough is a case in point.

Those little minds that have been entrusted to you, look to you for their GPS in this world. Teach them all roads are open and detours are only opportunities to see other sights. And... coloring inside the lines is optional.

Rebecca F. Pittman is a motivational speaker, TV Talk Show Host and author. Her latest book, T.J. Finnel and the Well of Ghosts, is a children's novel geared to the middle grade market through adult, and has been compared to Fablehaven and Harry Potter. The sequel is due out Spring of 2015. This is book one of a five-book series.

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