Join Young Audiences of Louisiana for “Baby Artsplay! TM,” presented by The Helis Foundation.

This free 6-part workshop series is made possible by The Helis Foundation. The 30-minute workshops provide engaging arts-based activities designed to instruct caregivers on how to use the arts at home to promote early learning. Lessons are conducted by certified Louisiana Wolf Trap Teaching Artists, who have expertly crafted multi-sensory experiences that foster children’s natural curiosity for learning. After each workshop, children and their caregivers can download digital Connection Cards for tips on how workshop activities can be continued at home.

Register for one workshop or for all upcoming workshops!

September 28 – Workshop 1 – Oh What a Feeling! (Emotional Development)

When it comes to emotions, your baby is a lot like you. The only difference is that they are a little less equipped to express what they’re feeling…but you can show them how!

October 5 – Workshop 2 – Hello Friend (Social Skills)

Toddlers tend to garner attention wherever they go, but even our little celebrities need friends. Relationships are the building blocks of healthy development. Learn how to nurture your child’s innate desire for social connection this week during our YALA Baby Artsplay!™ workshop.

October 12 – Workshop 3 – Express Yourself  (Early Language)

To the untrained ear, it’s just babbling, but we know that your little one is carefully crafting the foundations of a lifetime of language. Learn how to encourage confidence in language and put your child on the starting line to literacy.

October 19 – Workshop 4 – Tiny Motor Scooters (Fine Motor Scooters)

Like the little engine that drives the train, fine motor skills drive the everyday lives of us all. How do you practice for everyday life? Let us show you how to get their tiny muscles moving during this week’s YALA Baby Artsplay!™ workshop for ages infant to four years old.

October 26 – Workshop 5 – Baby Balancing Acts (Bilateral Integration)

One of your child’s first executions of bilateral coordination is crawling, but they’ve only just begun! Learn how you can support your little one and promote healthy brain maturation through joyful learning.

November 2 – Workshop 6 – Tiny Household Helpers (Multiple Development Areas)

Does anyone need a toddler’s kind of help? Well, maybe caregivers don’t, but you won’t believe the benefits for the helper! Learn how to promote your child’s development by simply including them in your everyday duties during this week’s workshop for ages infant to four years old.

About this session of “Baby Artsplay! TM,”

As children reach the ages of 3 and 4 years old, they are becoming little explorers. Their world is opening up. At this age their minds move quickly and they are processing the world around them through play. Children are also becoming more independent and are increasingly aware of others outside of their families. Created with your preschooler in mind, these workshops tap into the “magic years” of three and four—a time when your child’s world will be dominated by fantasy and vivid imagination.

About Young Audiences of Louisiana

Young Audiences of Louisiana is the leading provider of arts education and integration programs in the state of Louisiana. We offer a comprehensive and creative approach to educating young minds. Fortified with years of experience, we draw upon our city’s strong arts culture to provide young people with tools to impact their worlds using art. Through our school performances, arts-integrated residencies, extended learning programs and community workshops we not only impact the children of New Orleans, but make intentional contact with the influential adults in their lives.

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