Design
We get developmental sciences from the lab to the living room. We consult for brands, educational institutions, museums, foundations, media and toy companies. Contact us with your research, writing and project needs or just to say HELLO!
Colorful Creations
Create with color. What colors and shapes do you see in the world? How do colors make you feel? How does the world inspire our creations? We will draw, color and create with materials from home.
4-8 years
The Science
Zentner, M. (2001). Preferences for colours and colour-emotion combinations in early childhood. Developmental Science, 389-398.
Story Telling
Story telling designed to inspire planning, communication and vocabulary skills. You are on a mission to find materials to recycle and reuse in a written book. We will tear, glue, stamp and print paper and write creative stories.
4-8 years
The Science
Vaahtoranta, E., Lenhart, J. Suggate, S. & Lenhard, W. (2019). Interactive Elaborative Storytelling:Engaging children as Storytellers to foster Vocabulary. Frontiers in Psychology, 10.3389.
Planning
What month were you born? Are you expecting a visitor or perhaps planning a trip? When will you leave or return? With a focus on developing STEAM skills, we will create a calendar with basic materials.
5-7 years
The Science
Empson, S. & Turner, E. (2006). The emergence of multiplicative thinking in children’s solutions to paper folding tasks. The Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 46-56.
Map It!
Map reading skills are linked with spatial reasoning skills. Spatial thinking skills help us to visualize where objects and places are in relation to each other. We will create a series of “placemat” maps designed to foster spatial thinking skills.
4-8 years
The Science
Jirout, J. & Newcombe, N.S. (2014). Mazes and maps: Can young children find their way? Mind, Brain and Education, 8, 89-96.