Hi it's episode 177 and today we're talking about why kids need art.

You are listening to the Simple Families Podcast, a Q&A Style show that brings you solutions for living well with family.

Here's your host, Deney Barajona.

Hi, it's Dene, thank you for tuning in. Here we are at episode 177 and today we're talking a little bit about art and kids.

Art is not a topic that I know much about, but I do know that it's important.

It's important for adults, it's important for kids, and I want to foster the love and

interest within my kids.

Today I have a guest, Mary Cherry. Mary is an author and an art studio owner and works almost exclusively with kids.

But first here's a quick one minute word from today's sponsor. The sponsor for today's episode is Sprout Kids and some of you might be familiar with Sprout Kids if you've seen pictures of my kids bedrooms or our playroom. We have a lot, almost exclusively furniture

from Sprout Kids.

Over the past couple of years,

I've gotten to know their founder, Clark Davis,

and I can tell you that they are absolutely

a small business producing their items locally here in the

U.S.

And perhaps more importantly, their furniture is designed with both kids and parents in mind. It's functional so kids can use it and establish

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Another thing I love about Sprout is that they don't do Black Friday sales.

In fact, they quit doing Black Friday sales a couple of years ago because they found that it put extra stress on their employees.

And it also put extra stress on you as the consumer who felt rushed to make a

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