Glow Up! for Kids (3rd Saturdays, 1:30 pm in Seattle)

Primal Play for Grown Up Skills! Glow Up! for Kids is suitable for children ages 4 - 7 & 8 - 12. * Please register at least 7 days before class so that Shelley can thoughtfully prepare materials and create the best experience possible for each participant. Helping Kids Express What Words Sometimes Can't These playful, supportive art classes are designed to help children build creativity, confidence, emotional awareness, and healthy self-expression through hands-on art experiences. Using painting, mixed media, imaginative projects, movement-based creativity, and therapeutic arts-inspired exercises, kids learn how to express emotions in healthy, non-verbal ways — especially during moments when feelings feel too big or difficult to explain with words. Children naturally process experiences through creativity and play. In this class, art becomes a safe outlet for stress, worries, overwhelm, excitement, energy, and imagination. Activities may include: ✨ Painting and mixed media projects ✨ Scribbling, mark-making, and “painting the feelings out” ✨ Creative exercises that encourage calm, focus, and emotional regulation ✨ Imagination-building prompts that strengthen confidence and resilience ✨ Fun seasonal and sensory-rich projects kids genuinely enjoy creating Developed by Shelley Irish after becoming a Certified Therapeutic Arts Coach, this program blends therapeutic arts concepts from Shelley’s adult program Creative Self Care with the most loved projects from her 24 years of teaching children’s art classes. The result is a surprisingly fun, engaging, and approachable experience where kids gain valuable lifelong tools for emotional processing, stress relief, creative thinking, and self-understanding — all while simply feeling like they’re making art and having fun. This class supports: ✨ Emotional intelligence ✨ Creativity and imagination ✨ Healthy self-expression ✨ Confidence and resilience ✨ Stress relief and nervous system regulation ✨ Positive outlets for energy and big feelings Whether your child is highly energetic, deeply sensitive, shy, expressive, anxious, imaginative, or simply loves to create, this class offers a welcoming space where they can feel supported, empowered, and creatively free. Supplies Included! Class Location: The Art Garden 4316 SW Othello St. 2nd floor Seattle, WA 98136 *Registration confirms your understanding of and agreement to the class cancellation and refund policy.*