Expressive Arts and Design involves enabling children to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials, as well as providing opportunities and encouragement for sharing their thoughts, ideas and feelings through a variety of activities in art, music, singing, movement, dance, role‐play, design and technology

At Kids Kingdom we sing and dance. We have a rich environment for encouraging creativity from using malleable materials such as dough and clay, paint mixing, collage, block play, role play and using a range of materials inside and outside. Children are encouraged to talk about their creations and these are valued ‐ it is the process and not the product which is important in supporting children’s learning.

What you can do to help your child:

• Let your child listen to and sing songs and rhymes with you.
• Dance with your child
• Value your child’s creation.
• Talk to your child about what they have done and listen to their ideas.
• Use natural materials such as stones and twigs to create pictures outside.
• Explore different materials and tools, such as paint, glue, crayons, pencils, scissors and hole punches.
• Make play dough ‐ staff can provide you with a simple recipe to use at home.