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*** About Us ***
Are you looking for a unique toy that will stimulate your child’s imagination?
Amazing WIZ Kids creates unique educational toys for children. We seek to provide wonderful things that can’t be found elsewhere. We believe there is no greater investment than your child’s education. And a great learning toy is an investment in your child’s future.
Play is very important to a child’s development. As the Chinese philosopher Confucius once said,
“I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand”.
Learning by doing benefits any child, regardless of learning style (visual, auditory, verbal, kinesthetic).
Our first project, the Fine Art Puzzle, was developed to bring fine art to very young children who might not ordinarily get much exposure in school or at the occasional museum trip. Children spend so much time in front of licensed character images, and there is nothing wrong with the characters, but we believe it is never too early to broaden your child’s horizons.
Why make a kids’ puzzle out of great works of art?
1. The process of doing a puzzle encourages your child to slow down and notice more about the picture and become familiar with the artist’s style and technique.
2. The experience of looking at a new work of art can lead to an interest in that genre of art, or questions about the historical time period, or a desire to create one’s own unique composition drawing on the picture for inspiration.
3. We believe that exposure to different art and ideas will make a child more creative. Creativity is aided by references (that is, ideas you have been exposed to in the past), and if your references are the same as everyone else’s, then the ideas your brain generates are likely to be similar to everyone else’s. However, by exposing yourself to references you wouldn’t otherwise have, you give your brain new input and new sources for future creative ideas.
4. We believe exposure to the great masterpieces will enhance a child's aesthetic sensibilities. Appropriate fine art exposure for the very young child is most conveniently provided in their books, puzzles, and toys. As Susan Striker, art educator has pointed out: “Since many children will look at picture books long before they are exposed to art in any other format, it is crucial for the quality of the illustrations to be outstanding and the stories compelling. Great books can inspire early art activities and set high aesthetic standards.” [Yount at Art, Susan Striker page 120, Henry Holt & Co, 2001] We think this holds true for puzzles and other toys as well.
At Amazing WIZ Kids, we plan to feature works from various periods, designs, and artists, using images that will be appealing to the children in the puzzle’s age range. Check our site frequently – new products are being added all the time. Have any questions, comments, or concerns? Please feel free to contact us.
Suzanne Player, the founder and Managing Director of Amazing WIZ Kids, is a former practicing attorney with a strong interest in education and the arts. She has over 10 years of experience in sales and marketing with a strong record of high quality customer service. She also blogs about education related topics at http://amazingwizkids.blogspot.com/, writes about personal finance, and posts about learning and education at Twitter Suzanne Player1.
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