Therapeutic Arts Program (TAP) for Children and Youth with Special Needs and Autism, (now on-line therapy) is an exceptional forum to develop, learn social skills and connect with the arts. We help our clients grow and thrive, process and express their feelings and build friendships. TAP is conveniently located at Port Credit, Mississauga. For more information about the classes and programs please call Margaret Guzowski, Registered Psychotherapist/Art Therapist and owner, tel: 289-952-2640.
Friday 23 December 2011
Monday 28 November 2011
December TAP Themes
December 3 -- Holiday Decorations and Gifts
December 10 -- Holiday Traditons
December 17 -- Holiday Party and Fun! TAP Show: The Grinch.
December 24 -- Holiday Foods
December 10 -- Holiday Traditons
December 17 -- Holiday Party and Fun! TAP Show: The Grinch.
December 24 -- Holiday Foods
Sunday 27 November 2011
Our Winter Flyer and Winter Camp Flyer
To have a copy of our Winter flyer, you can download it from here:
To have a copy of our Winter Camp flyer, you can download it from here:
Thursday 24 November 2011
Friday 28 October 2011
TAP November Themes
November 5 -- Drums: November is a drumming month
November 12 -- Our favourite characters from the movies
November 19 -- Space
November 26 -- Our favourite stories-we tell story through ARTS
November 12 -- Our favourite characters from the movies
November 19 -- Space
November 26 -- Our favourite stories-we tell story through ARTS
TAP Workshop
Just a friendly reminder. Our workshop will be held on November 27, 2011. For more information, click the poster below.
Thursday 29 September 2011
Wednesday 28 September 2011
Memories of the summer with TAP
On a warm day in August the Therapeutic Arts Program kids had an outing at Port Credit. It turned out to be a wonderful day. We all met in the morning at Lakefront Promenade Park; Carolina, Hayden, Lynden and Maja with our instructors Katryne and Margaret and the boys' mom, Darlene. It was a full day of interesting and fun activities.
We played some volleyball first. Our volleyball net did not want to stay up but that did not stop our group from having fun. First boys played against the girls and then we mixed teams, and Darlene (boy’s Mom) was the most wanted player. Then we had a snack as we looked over the lake. It was so warm and quiet in the morning; a perfect summer day.
After the break, we walked to the Port Credit Yacht Club. Matt, our sailing instructor, met us there and we chose our lifejackets. We walked through the marina to our boat, a 24-footer Yacht! Everyone jumped in. We settled in the cockpit area and Matt drove our boat out of the harbor. Once we were on open Lake Ontario and it was time to shut off the motor and put up the sails. Everyone, except for Matt and Maja; both seasoned sailors, went downstairs into the cabin to protect us from the swinging boom as they put up the sails. Then we were able to come out of the cabin and enjoy spectacular view of Toronto skyline including CN tower, and the shore and the park that we just left behind. Hayden and Lynden found a window hatch to climb through at the front of the boat and enjoyed coming out and popping out at the front of the boat. The kids drew pictures, Carolina wrote a poem, too. Matt showed kids the way the ropes are used with sails and how to use the compass on the boat. The boys even tried to imagine that we were on a Pirate Ship! It was spectacular, simply amazing to be there together. We sailed for 1.5 h. Everyone enjoyed themselves and we were surprised how fast the time went and that it was time to return to the shore.
When we returned we had lunch and rested and we made windmills from construction paper and pencils as well as some drawings of the boat. We walked over to cool off at a splash pad and play at the large playground in the park.
From there we finished our trip at Lions Club Swimming Pool. It was great to cool off and swim in a new large pool. We played in the water, Hayden and Lynden found some fun floaters like green frog to cling to and of course the swimming noodles, Carolina joined in the fun. We finished our day at the playground next to the pool. It was a wonderful day, everyone was tired and happy. This was a great summer adventure!
By Margaret Guzowski
By Margaret Guzowski
New themes for the month of October
October 1 --Fall
October 8 -- Harvest/Thanksgiving
October 15 -- Mammals & Reptiles
October 22 --Insects & Birds
October 29 -- Halloween/Space
Thursday 8 September 2011
Exciting Themes for New TAP Fall Schedule this September
September 10th -- Meeting and Keeping Friends
September 17th -- TAP's 1st BIRTHDAY! Celebrating with a TAP family! Friendships at TAP!
September 24th -- Handling challenges and conflicts with our peers and friends- Social Skills Superheros!
September 17th -- TAP's 1st BIRTHDAY! Celebrating with a TAP family! Friendships at TAP!
September 24th -- Handling challenges and conflicts with our peers and friends- Social Skills Superheros!
Friday 2 September 2011
Tuesday 23 August 2011
TAP Summer Adventure at Port Credit on August 17th, 2011
At this TAP Summer Adventure we played volleyball and we went swimming at the Lions Club Swimming Pool. We made windmills during crafts and drew pictures of the waterfront. The highlight of our adventure was sailing! We were generously welcomed at Port Credit Yacht Club and we sailed on a 24 ft. yacht for 1.5h on Lake Ontario. It was a great experience for the kids and the staff as well.
Our *New Fall Flyer
We are adding some fun activities this Fall such as Zumba, Parent's Night Out and Sunday Monthly Adventures. To learn more about these activities, please leave a comment below or you can contact Margaret Guzowski.
To have a copy of our flyer, you can download it from here:
Tuesday 19 July 2011
New Activities for TAP
We are adding two new activities at TAP: Computers and Sports.
The kids will be taught how to use some creative computer programs; for example: how to make art plus stimulating computer games.
The children will be taught group sports. The instructors will teach the basic skills of volleyball, basketball and baseball and how to use those skills in the games. We are designing activities that are fun and will attract the children's attention, stimulate their social skills and growth.
The kids will be taught how to use some creative computer programs; for example: how to make art plus stimulating computer games.
The children will be taught group sports. The instructors will teach the basic skills of volleyball, basketball and baseball and how to use those skills in the games. We are designing activities that are fun and will attract the children's attention, stimulate their social skills and growth.
If you have any suggestions, please let us know in the comment section below. Thank you!
Upcoming Themes for TAP-Summer (Updated)
July 9- Summer Vacations
July 16- Bugs
July 23- Beach Party
July 30- Going Camping
August 6- Water Sports
August 13- Cars
August 20- Around the World
August 27- Hawaiian Party
If you have any suggestions, just let us know in the comment section below. Thank you!
Thursday 7 July 2011
*Important changes - Summer TAP Hours Extended!
Monday 4 July 2011
TAP Facebook Page
Please visit our Facebook page to see some videos and pictures of the art works of the children and the process of making it as well. See what kind of fun activities the children are doing. Kindly click the link below to go to our Facebook page.
Thursday 16 June 2011
Our Summer Flyer
To have a copy of our flyer, you can download it from here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?lgvkvid573ect9k
Tuesday 31 May 2011
Presenting TAP at the CATA/OATA Art Therapy Conference on November 2011
We are very proud to announce that we got accepted to present a workshop and a poster at the "Art Therapy Here and Now: Ontario Art Therapy and Canadian Art Therapy Associations Combined 2011 Conference" on November 3-6, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Fallsview Hotel, Niagara Falls, Ontario.
The title of our submission is Therapeutic Arts in Treatment of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
For more information about the conference, visit these websites:
Thank you for your support. We are honoured to share our work with TAP Children, and to bring learning and focus to Autism and Aspergers Syndrome at the conference.
Saturday 28 May 2011
New* Summer Adventures
Every Tuesday of the vacation months children will go on day trips in a small group to explore
community looking for creative opportunities to connect to arts, nature and sports. We plan to visit:
- Jack Darling Park & Marsh in Clarkson, Mississauga
- City Hall
- Living Arts Center
- Square One Market
- Lake Promenade Park
- Salt Cave
- Ice Creamery.
For each trip, the parents will bring and pick up kids at agreed location.
The space is limited please contact us for more information.
Thursday 26 May 2011
Day at TAP
The theme on April 30th was Outer Space. The children had fun making rocket ships, paper mache planets, heard cool space stories and learned about the different planets.
Check out the videos below to see how much fun the kids had on that day!
The children were enjoying making rocket ships for their Arts and Crafts.
They were listening to the Katryne, one of the instructors, who is reading a book titled "Stars".
And lastly the kindergarten children were having fun doing yoga with Margaret.
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