The Hidden Gem: Valentines Week at The Wonder Studio

There are many experiences offered at The Wonder Studio...

A Pool of Flour...

Building with Magna-Tiles

Observing Earthworms

Pouring water down a funnel...

Hammering and making holes in paper...

Gluing... Painting...

But, it's not enough.

It's the people 
at The Wonder Studio that make this a place of Learning, Inspiration, and a community.

When an adult/caregiver spends a dedicated hour with a child...the child feels important.

The child understands that what he/she does is interesting to someone else.

When a child spends time with other children...
He/She will see another child do something they've never seen before...then he learns that people are different.
She or he learns about ideas.

He can try out those ideas...

She can try to understand which ideas feel good and just as importantly...

Which ideas don't feel good.

It's the people that are the hidden gem at The Wonder Studio.

When the adults are genuinely curious and/or amazed by children's play, the child sees himself as strong.

Connections are the role of the adult at The Wonder Studio.

It can be overlooked in such a "rich" and stimulating environment.

We have a choice to sit back and disconnect or ...
Not.

I would like to challenge you to look for those moments of connection.
And Lightly, ever so lightly,
share them with your child.