Sessions at The Kanter Center

Creative Playground (adults 18+)

Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.

Creative Playground classes help you connect to your inner child. Each class will use different expressive arts, games, and activities to help you release stress and anxiety, boost self-awareness, and have fun.

This is a safe space to embrace imperfection with child-like enthusiasm. We are all born creative, and we are all born to play. We need creative and playful fun, not only during childhood but throughout our lives, to improve our overall well-being.

What you can expect during a Creative Playground class.

Rediscover the magic of play through various playful activities and games. Discover fun ways to connect with others and yourself as we explore the transformative power of play.

Art and writing exercises help us experiment with different ways to create art and discover different writing styles. They can also help us better access our thoughts and feelings.

Techniques drawn from theater arts, improv, music, and movement will help you explore ways to communicate and express yourself. This is a fun way to experiment with spontaneous dialogue and movement while strengthening the ability to listen and be present.

Creative Journaling (adults 18+)

Thursdays at 7:00pm

Creative journaling is a playful, creative outlet that goes beyond traditional writing and drawing. By incorporating a diverse array of materials like stickers, stamps, washi tape, markers, colored pencils, and papercrafts, you can express yourself creatively without the pressure of perfection.

Creative journaling offers a unique opportunity to connect with your inner child by exploring your creativity without limitations. Feel free to bring your own journal, or we can provide one for you.

Location:

The Cecily Kanter Center for Psychological Services, 750 W. Lake Cook Road, Ste 105, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

Register online using this link: Kanter Center Sessions Registration Form

Contact Dee Fuller, dfuller@wecreateplay.com, to register or if you have questions.

Classes at Scamp Studios are on hold until January

Creativity Connection Series (Ages 18+) – We are born creatives, but we forget this when we focus on perfection and competition. Connecting to your creativity is not about perfection but embracing imperfection. The Creativity Connections series will help you connect to your creative side, release stress, and connect with others with a different theme each week.

Creative Awakening – Unleash your inner creative with playful exercises that get you to relax, have fun, and open up to creative thinking. We’ll explore collaborative games that help us think spontaneously while inventively using art, words, and movement. Come prepared to move and interact with each other during this creative playtime. (First Wednesdays. 7:00 pm)

Creative Art – There is more to creative drawing than lifelike images. A stick figure is still a creative work of art. Let go of your expectations and the perceived expectations of others, and learn ways to bring out your inner child artist again. (Second Wednesday. 7:00 – 8:00 pm)

Creative Composition – Have fun being creative with words. We will do playful exercises to bring out your inner wordsmith. You will explore ways to express yourself with words from the written to the spoken, prose to poetry, the serious and the silly. (Third Wednesday. 7:00 – 8:00 pm)

Creative Construction – We’ll spend this class building something fun together. This month will be a surprise Halloween-themed construction project.  (Fourth Wednesday. 7:00 – 8:00 pm)

Scamp Studios 8221 W Grand Avenue, River Grove, IL

Taught by Dee Fuller of Create/Play. 

Sessions are $20 each. $70 for all four classes this month. 

Register online using this link: Class Registration Form

If you have questions or need more information, contact Dee at dfuller@wecreateplay.com

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