• Invitations To Create

    Open-Ended Art Prompts For Kids

Invitations To Create Starter E-Guide

  • Starter E-guide with 30 days of easy art prompts (for ages 2-7)
  • 15 Pages of fun
  • Tips on setting up Invitations To Create
  • List of materials and photos for each prompt

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Skill-Building Invitations To Create E-Guide

  • Skill-Building E-guide with 48 skill-based creative prompts, categorized by skills and ages (for ages 2-10)
  • 30 pages of fun
  • Tips on setting up Invitations To Create
  • List of materials and photos for each prompt

$17

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Invitations To Create Complete Pack + Video Series

  • Includes both the Starter E-guide + Skill-Building E-guide
  • 3-part video series on how to use art prompts to encourage creative exploration, skill-building, and independence
  • See Invitations To Create in action and learn what to do when you feel stuck 
  • Video Q&A on topics relating to engagement, siblings, and clean-up

$47 $37

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Imagine your child walking into a room to discover a few art materials thoughtfully arranged on the table.

This curious display is fresh and intriguing, inviting her to sit down and engage.

This is an “Invitation To Create,” sometimes called a prompt or provocation.

Invitations To Create are about the process of exploring the materials, with no intended outcome. They are a great tool to deepen your child’s art experience and to encourage skill-building and independence. They can be a total game-changer for your family.

Invitations To Create…

  • Help keep your kids engaged while you get things done around the house.
  • Are an easy and fun activity for a playdate.
  • Are a creative alternative to screen time.
  • Might just allow you to sleep in!
  • Help build important skills for writing, self-sufficiency, scientific thinking and so much more!

 

“Every morning, after breakfast, my girls now check out what art supplies I laid out for them the night before. It gives me enough time to wash dishes, make lunches and prep dinner. I much prefer my mornings like these instead of hearing TV in the background.
Thank you!”
-Jonalyn J.

  • Do you want more ideas to engage your kids with art supplies?
  • Do you want to offer your kids fun and creative ways to build important life skills?
  • Have you set up Invitations To Create before, but it didn’t go the way you had hoped?
  • Do you struggle with setting up Invitations To Create for siblings of different ages?

The Invitations To Create Complete Pack video series addresses all of these questions and will give you the tools to make Invitations To Create a fun and easy part of your daily life.

 

Video 1:

What is an Invitation To Create and what are the benefits of setting up this type of art prompt for your kids on a regular basis? (11:27 minutes)

Video 2:

Tips and tricks on how to set up Invitations To Create. (7:32 minutes)

Video 3:

Q&A on topics relating to engagement, siblings, and clean-up. Based on frequently asked questions from parents in the Art Pantry community (20:28 minutes)

Invitations To Create Complete Pack +Video Series

This comprehensive digital pack includes:

  • Starter E-guide with 30 days of easy art prompts (ages 2-7)
  • Skill-Building E-guide with 48 skill-based Invitations To Create (ages 2-10, categorized by skills and ages)
  • 45 pages of fun
  • Photos and material lists for all 78 prompts
  • 3-part video series on how to use art prompts to encourage creative exploration, skill-building, and independence
  • See Invitations To Create in action and learn what to do when you feel stuck
  • Video Q&A on topics relating to engagement, siblings, and clean-up

$47 $37

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(Launch sale ends 8/8)

“The kids are doing more art, everyday. Your Invitations to Create are ingenious… As simple as they may seem to you, I would never do this without your laying it out for me… So, thank you.”

– Sarah B.

I’m Megan Schiller, founder of The Art Pantry. I first learned about Invitations To Create as a Reggio-Inspired preschool teacher and have since used them with my own kids for the past 9 years. They have truly been a game changer in our family and I’m so excited to share them (and all of my tips!) with you.

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Invitations To Create Starter E-Guide

  • Starter E-guide with 30 days of easy art prompts (for ages 2-7)
  • 15 Pages of fun
  • Tips on setting up Invitations To Create
  • List of materials and photos for each prompt

$9

Buy Now

Skill-Building Invitations To Create E-Guide

  • Skill-Building E-guide with 48 skill-based creative prompts, categorized by skills and ages (for ages 2-10)
  • 30 pages of fun
  • Tips on setting up Invitations To Create
  • List of materials and photos for each prompt

$17

Buy Now

Invitations To Create Complete Pack + Video Series

  • Includes both the Starter E-guide + Skill-Building e-guide
  • 3-part video series on how to use art prompts to encourage creative exploration, skill-building, and independence
  • See Invitations To Create in action and learn what to do when you feel stuck 
  • Video Q&A on topics relating to engagement, siblings, and clean-up

$47 $37

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(Launch sale ends 8/8)

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“I have all of the creative tools, but I had never considered how I present them to my kids as being so impactful. We started already and the kids loved it!! Such a nice way to connect and to see their minds light up.”

-Rebecca H.

Questions? I’m here to help

If you have questions or you’re not quite sure which option is right for you, send me a note and I’ll get back to you ASAP!

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