I’ve packed this book with all of the important things I have learnedover the past twenty years of making and creating art with children. Since my fifteen years as a K–2 teacher, I have pioneered a Reggio Emilia–inspired preschool atelier (a.k.a. art studio); taught enrichment classes, private process-based art classes, and sensory play groups to hundreds of children throughout Los Angeles; opened Meri Cherry Art Studio, a thriving process-based art studio in Los Angeles; and learned many a trick or two about how to teach and engage children in art making in a way that honors each individual and their process. I hope you find a tremendous amount of inspiration here, as well as concrete tools to use in your home or classroom. Most of all, while making art, I hope you experience joy and connection with the children in your life.