Pairing Process Art and Early Literacy Experiences

Open-Ended Art Activities For Infants and ToddlersCreative development ideas for families: pairing child-directed art activities with book appreciation never felt so easy. On this episode of the Learn With Less podcast, Ayelet sits down with Julia Linsteadt, one half of the brains behind KidArtLit, whose goal is to make it easy for families to ignite creativity and a love of reading in their children.In our conversation, we discussed the inspiration behind KidArtLit, what process art is and how young infants and toddlers can partake in it, and tips and resources Julia has for parents of infants and toddlers who want to pair early literacy activities with art making.Quick Links From This Episode:The Artful Parent by Jean Van’t Hul (affiliate link) How to Read A Wordless Picture Book, featuring Megan Lingo of KidArtLit (Learn With Less Podcast Episode)How to Provide Early Literacy Experiences for Infants and Toddlers, featuring Kayla O’Neill of Parenting Expert to Mom (Learn With Less Podcast Episode)The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease (affiliate link)Read Aloud Family by Sarah Mackenzie (affiliate link)Art Bar Blog from Barbara RucciConnect With UsAyelet: Facebook / Instagram / Pinterest / YouTubeKidArtLit: Website / Facebook / InstagramText transcript of this episodeAyelet: Welcome to episode 60 of the Learn With Less Podcast. Today I am speaking with Julia Linsteadt, one half of the founding team of KidArtLit. Julia and her business partner, Megan (who came onto the Learn With Less podcast in a previous episode speaking about wordless picture books), are both long time educators in the San Francisco Bay Area....