{"id":2651934,"date":"2026-07-01T12:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T10:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/uncategorized\/creating-from-the-heart\/2651934\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T12:16:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T10:16:43","slug":"creating-from-the-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/childrens-community\/creating-from-the-heart\/2651934\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating from the Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2651934\" class=\"elementor elementor-2651934 elementor-2651888\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ff64e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ff64e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c07f4af\" data-id=\"c07f4af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7998bf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7998bf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To celebrate Father&#8217;s Day, the children in the Toddler Community (18 months to 3 years) prepared a special surprise by decorating paper shirts with colourful stickers.<\/p><p>At first glance, this activity may seem simple. Yet for a young child, it involves many developing skills. Picking up a sticker, peeling it off, and placing it carefully on the paper requires concentration, hand-eye coordination, and fine motor control. Children also rely on executive functions such as sustained attention, motor control, and perseverance.   <\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">No instructions were given regarding which colours to use or how many stickers to place. Each child was free to create according to their own interests and developmental stage. This freedom encourages creative expression by allowing children to explore, experiment, and make their own choices without aiming for a predetermined outcome.  <\/span><\/p><p>\nWhat gives this activity its true meaning, however, is the motivation behind it. Creating a gift for someone they love inspires children to stay engaged, persist, and complete their project. This emotional motivation naturally supports both effort and commitment.  <\/p><p>Through this artistic activity, the children did much more than prepare a surprise for their fathers: they developed independence, strengthened their motor skills, and expressed their creativity\u2014each in their own unique way and at their own pace.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Father&#8217;s Day, the children in the children&#8217;s community made a paper shirt decorated with stickers\u2014an activity that fostered their fine motor skills, creativity, independence, and engagement, driven by the joy of giving a gift to their 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