About
My name is Naomi Toms, glad to meet ya! I am a homeschooling mom based in Langley, BC, with a passion for engaging kids' imagination and creativity. For years, this manifested as a love of organizing special activies for my son and his friends. In Spring 2022, I got the opportunity to organize the Children's Art Festival in Queen's Park, New Westminster, BC. Its incredible success, as well as the thrill of seeing all the creative discoveries that took place, was all the spark that was needed to spur on The Joy of Making.
Since my kickoff event in July 2022, the approach of offering a buffet of discovery opportunities for kids has been one of my guiding principles in setting up art workshops. Another has been the literacy component - story guided experiences have led to wonderful engagement with both literature and creative materials! The discoveries and learning moments that have organically emerged are simply beautiful. And for their parts, kids discover that they, too, are born artists. Children leave the sessions with new ideas to explore, and new skills to continue growing!
Since my kickoff event in July 2022, the approach of offering a buffet of discovery opportunities for kids has been one of my guiding principles in setting up art workshops. Another has been the literacy component - story guided experiences have led to wonderful engagement with both literature and creative materials! The discoveries and learning moments that have organically emerged are simply beautiful. And for their parts, kids discover that they, too, are born artists. Children leave the sessions with new ideas to explore, and new skills to continue growing!