Enjoy the Process Art

Thank you for sharing this beautiful forest with us 🌲💚❤️

Join us this weekend for open-studio, ages 1-7 with caregivers.

Saturday 9am-4pm
Sunday 9am-2pm ( studio is reserved for birthday party from 10-12; 12-12:15 cleaning)

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Thank you! ✨

Today I got to spend some “quiet” time at the studio. I say quiet because it’s rare I don’t have my daughter next to me as we homeschool.

🤩I arrived to a squeaky clean studio space
😍The board was updated with another inspiring quote ( forgot to take a photo of it!)
🥹Our light & shadow area is once again upgraded with new and exiting elements

I thought to myself, I really really love this place 🫶🏽
Shoutout to our BEST educators and Vanessa for improving our program each day!

✨If you’ve read our latest newsletter you’ll have learned about some of our updated services including the brand new OPEN STUDIO where you’ll be able to walk-in now without pre booking online ( although we highly recommend you to do so to secure your spot)! Thank you for your best business advice!

Also shoutout to and for always cheering me on ❤️

When will we see you this weekend?

A glimpse of our upgraded studio feature. Can you guess what else is new over here? Hint: the answer is in today’s story!

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In a child’s eye ✨

Watching the children look at the world through their eyes is the most blessed and magical feeling I could ever ask for.

What’s so special about light and shadow that pulls their attention to look closely? What do they really see? What do they hear when they zoom in to the light? How does looking closely make them feel?

I’ll never know because the only way for THEM to find out is for me to step back and not interrupt their experience.

PA Day camp is back this Friday and filled with opportunities to wonder, play and create! I haven’t found a way to balance the book without charging too much but the quality must stand so we are keeping 10 children max for now. We can’t for you to discover our new studio features created by our best team of educators yet (pinch me!) This place is truly a small but mighty gem packed with opportunities to play and create. We can’t wait to see you all this Friday!

Full-day: 9am-3pm
Half-day: 9am- 12pm
Aftercare available until 5:30pm

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If anyone is interested in Waldorf or have questions about it, Symon, the founder of Algonquin Island Forest Kindergarten is having a meet & greet at Homeschool Club tomorrow, Monday, Jan 13th at 10:30am to answer any questions you may have. Feel free to join the homeschool drop-in ($35/ child with caregiver for 3 hours), regular drop-in ($22/ child with caregiver for 1 hour) or come in for free if you wish to just meet with Symon and not participate in any art experiences.

Ages 3.5-7 are welcome.
1447 Gerrard Street East

Feel free to message me if you have any questions. Have a wonderful week ahead!

Homeschool Club is back tomorrow!

Join our small group, child-led creative environment where a community of children takes charge of their own learning. Sometimes we sit down and have conferences, sometimes they go straight to doing their own things ( because everyone’s current interests are different 😉). Sometimes they are inspired by peers to work on a new project together. Sometimes the grownups stay and collaborate with the children, others times they take the opportunity to spend some child-free time alone.

Our homeschool club is truly a unique experience like no other. It’s not a place where we stress about the children’s reading or math but a divine environment designed for the children to be themselves - the expert that they are.

Ages 4+ are welcome.
Monday & Friday
10:15-1:15
Dropoff or with caregivers

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⭐️ Don’t let the fun ends⭐️

The holiday may be over but the party at the Studio is just getting started!! If you’ve been here over the holiday, you may have noticed A LOT of exciting updates. From our studio set up, the use of materials to our AMAZING TEAM of educators, we’re off to the most exciting year yet 🤩

There are lots of ways to join us this January. Can’t wait to create with you & your little one(s)!

✨Drop-ins Wednesday- Sunday
✨Giant Canvas Class- Saturday
✨PA Day Camp- Friday, Jan 17
✨Homeschool Club- Monday, Friday
✨Birthday Parties- Saturday, Sunday
✨Preschool Art Club - Thursday

Comment 👆the program you’re joining. We’ll send you the link to register. See you soon! 😉

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Gift wrapping paper play

If you still have USED gift wrapping papers around, don’t put them in the recycling bin just yet!

This is the time to extend your child’s sensory play, one that makes sense because it is the time of the year when we see these materials in real life.

While it may seem like a chore to us adults having to put all the used papers away, it is the prime time for our little one’s to conduct RESEARCH:

What can I do with paper?
What happens when I crumble it up?
What happens when I rip them?
How can I put them back together?
What if it gets wet?
What happens when there’s wind?

Comment “paper” to receive our free resource👉🏽 The language of Paper - 100 ways to play before 6 years old

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This week at Enjoy The Process Art ✨

Whether you’re looking for a calming space to destress from all the holiday stimulations or some personal time we’ve got you covered! Book your drop-in and camp (with aftercare) this holiday. Can’t wait to play and create with your artists!

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Reminder: Your presence matters most. Make this weekend count!

✨Drop-in play is open today 10am-1pm
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=26238532&appointmentType=42354480

Embrace your child’s 100 languages this holiday season!

Join us Dec 30, Jan 2 and 3rd

🎁Give your child the gift of an authentic creative experience in our carefully curated environment

Our educator will provide beautiful invitations to play & create, designed to nurture your child’s wonder, ask questions and expand their ideas.

Expect a relaxed, messy and highly intuitive creative process:

✨Action paint play
✨Satisfying sensorial experience
✨Loose Parts problem solving
✨Child-led collaboration

Let your child take a break from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and gift them a relaxed creative experience like no other.

Join us now

🗓️Dec 30, Jan 2 & 3
📍1447 Gerrard Street East
🕘: 9am- 3pm ( full-day); 9am- 12pm (half-day)

Secure your spot today!

We can’t wait to create magic with you!

There are many ways to join us this holiday season and in the new year!

📩Comment “play” for more info sent to your inbox or visit our website for more details!

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It’s party time!!

Join us this Friday, December 13th from 5:00pm to 7:30pm for a Festive Pyjama Party!

Drop your child off in their festive pyjamas (that they don’t mind getting a little painty!) and they can create handmade presents, sip on hot cocoa, and enjoy a painty evening with their friends!

This fun-filled evening is perfect for children ages 4+ to use their imagination and create special presents that they are proud to share, all while the grownups have some child-free time to check off their holiday shopping list or enjoy a festive date night!

See you there!

Rethinking learning 🤔

I arrived to Homeschool Club today with the plan to build a gingerbread house with the children. In my mind we would use our set to build a house structure decorated with brown paper so the children may enter the house for imaginative play & mark making.

“Oh! We can have multiple rooms!”
“This is the pluming so water can go in”
“I’m making curtains!”
“You cannot add this to the structure. It’s a large hand for building.”

🤯 the children have taken over the process. I’m no longer in charge but now acting as a humble collaborator, mainly to provide a helping hand and safety.

Within a 3-hour period, we have created the most unique gingerbread house anyone has ever seen. It’s not brown nor white. It didn’t even have walls or a roof but one with detailed plumbing, curtains and a bathroom fully installed with loose parts found at the studio.

Imagine if I had stuck with my gingerbread idea where the children had to follow my instructions, what would the process be like instead?

How might the conversations change?
What would the adults’ role be watching the children follow MY instructions?

It’s not always possible to provide our children an environment that allows them to create their authentic learning experiences ( ie. in traditional school settings) but our doors are always open for you whenever you’d like to join us.

Upcoming programs:
✨Homeschool Club this Fri, Dec 13th
✨PJ party this Fri, Dec 13th
✨Weekend drop-ins, Dec 14th
✨Holiday camp Dec 30-Jan 3

Comment “gingerbread” for more info sent to your inbox!

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