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An invitation to paint 🎨 the 🏠! Lots of pai

An invitation to paint 🎨 the 🏠!

Lots of paint and lots of brushes and if you spill some, you just make art on our canvas✨.
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#invitationtopaint #paintingunexpectedthings #paintthehouse #comeandpaint #painting #collaborativeartpiece #artiseverywhere🎨 #theworldneedsmoreartists #paintandrepeat #openendedart #itstheprocessnottheproduct #designingspacesforplay #artstudioforchildren🎨

A childhood summer should include lots and lots of

A childhood summer should include lots and lots of time for child-led play✨

Let them get messy, let them experiment, explore and play with water, paint, sand and more!!!

This summer we plan to offer all of it and air conditioning too!

We will be open for drop ins all summer long. We will be closed July 1st.

Our summer drop -in hours will be Monday-Sunday 9-12pm and 1-4 pm , starting July 4th.
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#summertime #childhoodunplugged #makesomememories #magicalsummers #summer2022☀️ #itsalmosthereyall #summerstudio #designedforplayfulliving

#markyourcalendars✔️ . . . Mini Maker Market

#markyourcalendars✔️
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Mini Maker Market returns from a 2 year hiatus for a special 2 day event this weekend!!!!

We have 15 booths and 5 shifts over two days. We have an overwhelming 100 mini maker participants this year who will each set up shop behind their own cute as a button, hand built and hand painted, maker booths❤️

We will be set up across from the main branch library, underneath the big shady trees. 🌳🌳🌳

Bring your pocket change and come out to support this year’s youngest Artists at Art on the Street, June 25th 10-5 and June 26th 11-4pm.

#seeyouthere❤️ #artfactory #minimakermarket #supportyoungartists #supportlocalbusinesses #lemonadestand🍋 #youthpreneur #supportyouthinitiative #youngartists #inspiringyoungleaders #youthopportunities #minimaker #thisweekendonly‼️‼️ #minimakersrock #supportyourlocalminimakers #downtownguelph #artonthestreet #flagshipfestivaldowntownguelph

On the water table today…Pom Pom soup! An activ

On the water table today…Pom Pom soup!

An activity that I haven’t tried in a while and never tried with water… so we will see how it goes …
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#openendedplay #pompoms #watertable #experimenting #holes #transferingactivity #experimenting #mondayfunday #sieves #bastors #tongs #scoops #scoopingandpouring

Mini Maker Market is next Saturday June 25th from

Mini Maker Market is next Saturday June 25th from 10-5 pm and Sunday June 26th from 11-4pm.

Our event will take place on the little patch of green, right across from the main branch library.

We will have water table activities, like our hairdressing heads, plexiglass easels and more…

We will also have our own booth, selling our stARTer kits, wooden cooktops, funnel stands, test tube stands and more…

We will also be featuring some special guests❤️

*Annie, Our studio assistant extraordinaire, will bring the tie dye. Shirts will be for sale❤️

*Leopold, Our favourite camp Juppeteer, will bring along their Juppets and Juppet theatre to perform some shows….❤️

Here’s hoping the weather will cooperate for this long awaited return to our favourite event of the year, Art on the Street!
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#minimakermarket #cantwait #summerfestival #artonthestreet #downtownfun #childrensfestival #celebrationofthearts #dressformess🎨🤗 #supportthearts #supportlocal #artistsupportartists #communityfestival #downtownguelph #6moresleeps

Evidence of a great day….. They painted, played

Evidence of a great day…..

They painted, played, got messy and didn’t want to leave…❤️

A normal day at the art factory 😊
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#happysaturday #paintingoftheday #beauty #allchildrenareartists #childrensartstudio❤️ #easelpainting #paintingontheeasel #theworldneedsmoreartists

Question: Do you ever do your own artwork? Answ

Question:

Do you ever do your own artwork?

Answer:

Why yes, yes I do. This is it. This studio is my art piece, an ever evolving one. There are critics here everyday showing me, inspiring me to keep improving on it, or challenging me to try something else. I’m the luckiest Artist because I get to do what I love. I have an audience, in my customers that support me. I get to experiment, tryout new ideas, and make art everyday❤️
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#childrenaremyaudience #thisiswhatimdoingwithmyartdegree #thisismyartpractice #dowhatyoulove #artdgree #mfa #masteroffinearts #artistsandchildrenworkingtogether #entrepreneurship #artistlife🎨👩‍🎨❣️ #businessofarts #workinginthearts #artistsaresmallbusinessowners

Simple tools with lots of freedom, will engage chi

Simple tools with lots of freedom, will engage children for hours. We love using pumps and filling them with a combination of paint, soap, water and even vinegar.

The pumps slow the children down while also preventing the full contents of the bottle being poured out, all in one go 😊.

The repetition of this activity is never boring to children, who very much enjoy mimicking the adult world. Potion making is a lot like cooking, and can be endlessly fascinating to a child.
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#potionmaking #concoctions #pumps #realtoolsforkids #freedom #earlychildhoodlearning #spacesforchildren #designingforplay #ageappropriateplay #outdoorareas #artfactoryprograms #messmaking #engaginglittles