Our Picks for Holiday Gifts that Inspire Creativity!
We hope you’ll find this curated selection of gifts inspiring, unique, and meaningful.
From all of us at Northwest Creative & Expressive Arts Institute, have a peaceful, light-filled,
and healthy holiday season.
We’ll see you in the New Year!
Art Supplies
Whether you’re thinking about getting some art supplies for someone or making your own artwork to give as gifts, take a look at these NWCEAI Faculty Favorites:
Both Sibel and Cleo have been using this juicy palette of rich pigment watercolors!
Leda Art Supply offers especially lovely sketchbooks that are nice as a journal or mixed media journal! A PNW company!
KINGART is based in New York City (and we love ’em for it) and has been in the art supply biz for 3 generations! Oh, la la, these gel sticks are fabulous!
Get wooly and make something special for your loved one with these local favorites, and if you’re not in the PNW, they ship! And they have classes!
Outside the Box Creation is a small Pacific Northwest business that thoughtfully curates art boxes for children for creativity and learning. This is a great gift idea and a subscription adds to the excitement, as a new box will arrive monthly!
Card Decks are all the rage!
Decks can inspire, ignite creativity, validate emotions, and more! There’s a deck for everyone!
Our Faves:
Tarot/Oracle
“The Moonchild Tarot has been carefully crafted to support your reading journey. Filled with rich symbology and lush dreamscapes, this unique Tarot is a gentle touchstone and honest teacher. It has been designed to help activate the sweet and mysterious calls of your Higher-Self.”
Kim Krans’s Oracle Decks are filled with gorgeous and powerful illustrations. She’s an amazing artist and a multi-creative. Kim’s work is an inspiration for introspection!
Deborah Koff-Chapin, Originator of the Process of Touch Drawing, International Artist, Vocalist, Author, Facilitator, and founder of the Center for Touch Drawing created these incredible “Soul Cards”. Each one is a work of art.
Working with Emotions and Values
The Artists Grief Deck might not sound like an uplifting holiday gift, but this deck is a superb reminder that the season of joy and merriment is often impacted by loss, grief, loneliness, and heartache. These cards offer small actions that can be taken toward healing.
The mixed emotions card deck can help you put words to feelings. We all need a little help with this at times. Beautifully illustrated.
The Live Your Values Card Deck“Understanding and living your core values can reduce stress, increase compassion and confidence, and deepen intimacy in relationships. These vibrantly illustrated cards guide you on a deep dive into yourself.”
Dramatic Play, Movement, Rhythm, OH MY!
Once upon a time, there were story cubes! Lots of fun choices! Kids and adults will love to weave endless tales with a simple roll of the cubes! A favorite of our Drama Therapist, Bobbi Kidder!
Have drums, will travel! Check out these percussion instruments to add a little rhythm to your world! Portable and affordable, great for kids!
Gorgeous play scarves and other offerings! Sarah’s Silks Kids Costumes, Dress up Clothing and Children’s Toys Have Inspired Imaginative Play for Over 28 Years!
Who can resist these fantastic puppets! Hours of creative and dramatic play await!
And Books!
Faculty Member, Dr. Kellie Kirksey published this lovely book Word Medicine~Affirmations and Poems to inspire and Support Our Journey. A loving and thoughtful gift, and you’ll want one for yourself too!
Take a look at our storefront on Bookshop.org for more great books and decks for adults and kids! Shop there and you contribute to our ongoing effort to provide scholarships for workshops and trainings!
Thank you!
