Originally Posted by laundrymom:
Planned "art items" are not developmentally appropriate at these ages.
Planned art = parent pleasers
Give parents info on "how" kids learn.
If they want cookie cutter craft projects, plan one a week and call it good.
I transitioned from 'parent pleasers' to open ended art by enacting a fee for those parents that wanted the option of a cookie cutter craft. It wasn't long before parents figured out their kids learned more from doing things my way.
