SPARK PA

SPARK PA At SPARK PA, we bring art, yoga, meditation, and nature together to nurture resilient, grounded kids.

We believe in a childhood that is wholesome and free, full of curiosity, creativity, and real-life skills. Spark is an art, yoga, meditation and nature program designed to foster the create spark in all children.

01/29/2026

Snowflakes, but make them LEGO ❄️✨

This week’s art exploration was all about process over product.

Using Legos dipped in paint, the kids experimented with symmetry, repetition, and letting go of control as they stamped their own one-of-a-kind snowflakes.

Some interesting discoveries were made like….
• Snowflakes don’t have to be perfect
• Patterns can change mid-way
• Creativity lives in curiosity, not outcomes
And the most important - Legos make a great tool for making art!

There was problem-solving, collaboration, surprise, and a whole lot of “wait… what if I try THIS?” energy, exactly the kind of learning we love to see.

Art that invites play + thinking + freedom = magic 🤍

01/29/2026

Today’s theme at It Takes A Village Homeschool Hybrid Community centered on the science of organization, how patterns, spacing, and relationships help us understand the world around us.

So when we arrived, we began with yoga and meditation, offering a moment to settle the body and integrate ideas before moving into art.

We studied Paul Klee’s Red Balloon not to copy it, but to learn from it. Studying a master artist helps children see how intentional choices, like where a line begins or how shapes are arranged, creates clarity and meaning. Klee’s work invites careful noticing, thoughtful organization, and playful experimentation all at once.

The children began by sketching, then layered in color with oil pastels, discovering that structure can support creativity rather than restrict it. No one seemed to mind the messy hands that come from working with pastels!

Through this process, art became a way to slow down, notice relationships, and make thoughtful choices, a perfect compliment to the morning’s activities ♥️

Spark PA will be taking the month of February for a break so we look forward to seeing all of our ITAV friends in March!

❤️

01/28/2026

There’s something powerful about handing a child a real tool and saying, I trust you.

Cooking isn’t just about making food. It’s coordination, patience, sequencing, and care. It’s learning how to slow down, pay attention, and work with your hands in a meaningful way.

These moments prepare children for real life.
Knowing how to chop, cook, and handle tools safely isn’t extra, it’s essential. It builds confidence, independence, and a sense of contribution that follows them far beyond the kitchen.

We teach.
We model.
Then we step back.

Because when children are trusted with real work, they rise to it, one potato at a time 🥔 ✨

01/27/2026

Yoga is one of our core pillars because children need to move before they’re asked to focus.

Before make art, kids benefit from stretching their bodies, burning energy, practicing balance, and learning how to breathe through big feelings.

Our kids yoga is playful and age-appropriate, full of movement, imagination, stretching, and fun. It supports coordination, flexibility, body awareness, and emotional regulation.

When children feel settled in their bodies, they’re more ready to listen, create, problem-solve, and learn.

We use yoga the same way we use art and nature: as a tool to support growing bodies, developing minds, and joyful learning.

Three opportunities this week for kids yoga before we break for a month!

Wednesday at It Takes a Village - 1pm
Wednesday at 5:30pm - ages 5+
Thursday Homeschool class at 11am - ages 4+

Message us to sign up!

01/25/2026

Due to the weather, Spark Nature is canceled tomorrow ❄️ stay safe friends!

01/24/2026

This is not your average summer camp.

✨ SPARK Summer Camp ✨
aka the camp kids don’t want to leave.

🧘‍♀️ Yoga
🙏🏼 Meditation + mindfulness
♥️ Lots of unstructured play (the good kind)
🌿 A huge emphasis on nature
🎨 Art: 2–3 projects daily using all kinds of mediums
🖌️ Murals (yes, actual murals) and collaborative projects
👩‍🎨 Guest teachers
💛 Mixed ages (4–13) learning with and from each other

We cap it at 20 kids so it stays intentional, connected, and magical.

🕙 10am–4pm
And truly… it’s a freaking blast.

July 6th - 10th
July 13th - 17th
July 20th - 24th

✨ Enrollment opens February
✨ A handful of partial + full scholarships available

Stay tuned for details 🌞🌈

01/23/2026

Four boys. One stubborn tree stump.

No adult instructions. No rescuing. Just time, space, and trust.

This is what learning looks like when we step back.
We don’t intervene unless asked.
We don’t rush the outcome.
We allow children to wrestle with ideas, bodies, and teamwork.

In that space, children learn to problem-solve, negotiate, adapt, and keep going when something feels hard.

Nothing to add. Nothing to rush.

Trusting children’s competence lets growth unfold - organically, intuitively and beautifully.

Calling all artists ages 10+ ❄️Join us tomorrow, Saturday January 24th at 11am, for our older kids class where we bring ...
01/23/2026

Calling all artists ages 10+ ❄️

Join us tomorrow, Saturday January 24th at 11am, for our older kids class where we bring together art history and hands-on painting, inspired by Claude Monet’s The Magpie.

Students will study composition, light, and perspective while learning how Monet used color and brushwork to convey mood and atmosphere.

Using acrylic paint, artists will explore winter palettes, layered techniques, and expressive mark-making as they create their own winter landscapes, developing observation skills, confidence, and artistic voice along the way.

You can register online or DM us to join!

Join us before the snow keeps us inside ❄️

https://www.thespark.nyc/pa-classes/

01/21/2026

Today at It Takes A Village Homeschool Hybrid Community, the topic was language so what better activity than Alphabet Art lesson!

These young learners came together to explore letters not only as tools for reading, but as shapes that can be transformed into bold, expressive graphic art.

We approached the alphabet as a shared visual language, drawing letters in many sizes, shapes, and orientations, and talking about how fonts can feel playful, strong, tall, curved, or dynamic. Each child contributed their own marks, ideas, and energy, turning individual letters into one interconnected poster of typography.

After drawing, students used markers to bring their letters to life with color and pattern. They then connected their alphabetic forms with lines, visually reinforcing the idea that every letter (and every child) belongs to something larger.

We closed the lesson gathered in a circle with a community game called Alphabet Pulse. Holding hands, we sent a pulse around the group while naming each letter from A to Z, practicing letter recognition, cooperation, and trust.

This lesson reflected what both It Takes a Village and Spark PA stands for: children learning through creativity, collaboration, movement, and connection, building knowledge and joy together, one letter at a time.

01/21/2026

We can’t compete with screens.
So we don’t.
We offer something better:
Real life.
🪵🔨🌲

01/20/2026

Friendly reminder!
We are trialing a *just* art class tomorrow at 10am - Van Gogh snow globes!

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591 Frable Drive
Kunkletown, PA
18058

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Monday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 12:30pm
Saturday 11am - 12:30pm

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