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	<title>Art TherapyArt Therapy Activities &amp; Exercises</title>
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		<title>Transformational Self Portrait Art Therapy Activity</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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This activity is based on the idea of transformational therapy and art therapy for life changes. People tend to go through many changes and transformations in life. These changes can really run the gamut, but it&#8217;s important to reflect on our experiences and how they affect one&#8217;s self&#8230;whether it be our self-esteem or self-image, our self-confidence or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A &#8220;Creepy&#8221; Art Therapy Activity for Halloween</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Halloween art by Megan Stringfellow.
It&#8217;s that time of year when the air and leaves are crisp. It&#8217;s a colorful time for most and winter is fast-approaching. Halloween is almost here which means Thanksgiving and Christmas will be here before you know it! This Halloween we&#8217;re going to try a more festive activity. But first a little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Future Self Portrait&#8221; Art Therapy Activity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Here&#8217;s a quick activity that you can try: Imagine yourself tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now, 10 years from now, or any other future date of your choice. Imagine how you would like to be. Imagine yourself somewhere you&#8217;ve never been. Imagine yourself in any way you like, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mandala Art Activity For Self-Discovery And Healing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Now that you&#8217;ve read about the concept of Mandala art and its history, you&#8217;re ready to learn how to create one and exercise the mandala&#8217;s power.
The core of mandala designs is the circle. You are not bound by any particular colors or materials to create your mandala art, so let your feelings and instincts guide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Focus Your Energy With This Easy Art Therapy Activity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Are you the type of person that feels stretched too thin? Do you try to please and accommodate everyone under the sun? Could you be spending more of your time on the people that matter most in your life? If so, this may be a good art therapy exercise for you.
There&#8217;s only so much time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Gotta &#8220;Hear&#8221; This Art Therapy Activity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
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I read a great blog post by a teacher that implemented art therapy in the classroom and so, I had to share the art activity with you as it&#8217;s something I&#8217;ve been meaning to cover anyway. And what better time to cover it than after reading about someone else successfully implementing it!
For this art therapy activity, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Animal Collage Art &amp; The Art of Animal Collages</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
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This art therapy activity is similar to the jungle animal collage, but a little more specific with regards to you, and yet a little more open with regards to the types of animals. You&#8217;ll be creating animal collage art, but without the limitations of jungle animals.
Again, you can use any materials you see fit for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating a Jungle Animal Collage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
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For this art therapy activity, you&#8217;ll be creating a jungle animal collage. The goal of this activity will be to pick at least 5 jungle animals that you find interesting (it&#8217;s easier than it sounds!). If you&#8217;re not familiar with animals that live in the jungle, feel free do a little research online and learn a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bag Self Portrait &#8211; Art Therapy Activity 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
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For this art therapy activity you&#8217;ll at least need a brown paper bag. The participant will create a self-portrait on the side of a brown paper bag. It can be made with paint, crayons, colored pencils, markers, hair, fabric, etc. Either side of the bag can be used to express certain things. For example, if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anything Goes Self Portrait &#8211; Art Therapy Activity 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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This is a simple art therapy activity to execute &#8211; The Self Portrait. There are many ways to do a self portrait. For this instance, we will leave it as wide-open as possible. Create anything, however you want with whatever you want, that speaks to who you are as a person. For this activity, any [...]]]></description>
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