“People who are very out of touch with their feelings and who continually block their expression, are usually out of touch with their senses”
Oaklander, 1988. windows of our children, p.67
Drawing and Painting Clay Collage 3D Modelling Mask Making Relaxation Puppets Drama/role play/dressing up Imaginative play Therapeutic storytelling Music Sand & Symbols Games Creative Visualization
Musical instruments: Giving a child a chance to be heard
Sensory play is an important part of early childhood development, and providing opportunities for children to actively use their senses as they explore their world through ‘sensory play’ is crucial to brain development
Art/collage/paint: showing their world with curves, lines, shapes, figures
The dolls house: A chance to open the doors into their own reality.
Symbols in the sand have their own powerful meanings.
Clay: clay work involves a powerful tactile experience of touching, with the child using their inner processes to create and gain mastery of something in 3 dimension form.
Puppets show a fragment of self externalising feelings and impulses.
Costumes: role play helps make sense of their world. Playing characters in relation to people they know themselves.
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