What Your Child's Heart Desires

I shut my eyes in order to see.-- Paul Gaugin

Between ages 2-11, children today view 25,000 advertisements a year on TV. That excludes product placement or marketing through internet, cell phone, mp3 players, video games, school buses, and in school. Our modern child needs support and encouragement to see her true self, hear her innermost voice, honor her feelings, and express her fullest potential.

Are you daunted by the task of defending yourself from the $17 billion effort that companies spend marketing to children? Forget swine flu, blind consumerism is the real epidemic!

How do we protect our children from a colossal force that influences eating disorders, precocious sexuality, youth violence while hindering the ability to play creatively?

Actually, we can't. Television screens capture audiences at grocery check-out lanes and in elevators. Sequestering children in bubbles or filling every spare moment with structured activity-- unhealthy too. However, we can consciously direct attention toward hassle-free play and exploration in natural environments. One way is to foster a sense of wonderment and appreciation of the present moment. You can give your daughter the time and space to shut her eyes to the bombardment of suggestive images and see her wholesome truth.

Your daughter benefits by creating through her hands-- making art that stems from her heart or crafting her own uniquely designed accessories. The sense of pride and accomplishment gained from taking an idea to form through painting, sculpting, sewing... is empowering.

I am super-excited to share a personalized, heart-centered summer experience with you and your family. Starting July 2010, BIG HEART ART will provide girls 7 -12 with beautiful days filled bonding with her inner truth and nurturing self-esteem through nature outings, art making, and genuine friendship.

Stay tuned for more details!

Tons of Joy to You!

Daisy Hu
Creative Growth Facilitator

BIG HEART ART summer experience runs in 2 consecutive, 2-week sessions. Each week honors an element of nature: July 5th-16th dedicated to Air and Water and July 19th- 30th dedicated to Fire and Earth.