New Book!
The Art Playroom
I’m so excited to announce my new book full of colorful, inspiring photos, step-by-step instructions on how to set up an art space for kids, and over 55 art prompts to keep the creative juices flowing.
This book is released on July 11, 2023.
Get your copy today!
Official Description from the Publisher
Learn how to set up an organized and inviting home art space for kids and keep them engaged with over 55 art prompts that encourage skill-building and creative exploration.
With an inviting, open setup of art supplies, kids can easily access tools and materials to work through ideas, tinker, discover, solve problems, learn techniques, and create anything they can imagine. Your art space becomes a creative workshop that allows children the opportunity to explore open-ended materials with a sense of independence, confidence, and responsibility.
In The Art Playroom, author Megan Schiller—a Reggio-inspired preschool teacher, art studio owner, and interior designer—guides you step by step through the process of creating an art space for your children and shares her simple approach to encourage creative exploration for years to come.
This book is for parents and caregivers of children ages 2–10, with tips on how to create an art space that works well for a variety of ages. The Invitations to Create offer over 55 ideas for setting up art prompts—categorized by skills and ages—that will spark a creative session with simple materials and minimal setup.
Hesitant about the potential mess? Megan provides a unique solution by combining her background in art education and interior design to help you set up a productive art space for your kids that is also organized, easy to clean up, and looks great!
You will learn how to...
- Set up an art playroom for kids, step by step
- Customize your art space for specific ages, including toddlers, preschool-age kids, and tinkering- and making-focused older kids
- Introduce the materials to your child
- Keep your art space organized
- Keep your child engaged with open-ended art prompts
“If you want to raise creative thinkers and value a childhood filled with art-making, tinkering, and self-expression, but you don’t know where to begin, this book was written for you! With beautiful photos, clear guidance, and a nurturing mindset, Megan has created the perfect manual for families who want to give children a space of their own. The Art Playroom will become an essential resource that parents return to over the years as they re-imagine spaces in their homes, discovering time and again that giving children even just a small place to innovate, problem-solve, and make their own choices sets them up for a lifetime of creative confidence.”
-Barbara Rucci of Art Bar Blog and The Creativity Project
- Have you tried to organize your child’s art supplies, but you still find them scattered around the house?
- Do you have an awkward nook that you can’t figure out how to turn into a creative space for your child?
- Do you have an extra room that you want to transform into a creative space, but it’s too overwhelming to even start?
- Do you have multiple kids of different ages and can’t figure out how to create an art space that will work for all of them?
- Have you tried to set up an art space for your kids, but are not sure how to keep them coming back to the space again and again?
If that sounds familiar, The Art Playroom is for you.
Imagine having a beautiful workshop in your home.
…
Your kids run to it every time they have an idea to make something.
…
They tinker, they problem solve, they create, then they put things away because everything has it’s place.
Imagine your kids having a creative space to decompress when they are feeling overwhelmed.
…
They go to their art space, they calm down, they work through their emotions, they create.
…
They come away recharged.
What’s your dream art space?
