Dear Parents,

The reality of our times is that our children are exposed to around 10,000 advertisements per day — alone. We live in a world where we are overloaded with information, yet how often are we are starving for wisdom. Let’s ensure that our parental voice remains the loudest voice our children hears through the quality of time that we spend with them. If you think about, we really have a short window to instill our values and to inspire their hearts from around ages 2-12. That is roughly ten years to teach our children all of our best life lessons. Sensory StoryArt was created to help you reach this goal through a sensory experience that helps to connect your child to their sense of emotional intelligence (EI), or what I like to call our Higher Self. Let’s start by teaching our children about their limitless potential when they understand the power of their unique voice through my commitment to…

• Help your child to express their natural brilliance through the medium of their art. Art remains a key medium of expression for children between the ages of 3-12.
• Help your child to connect more richly to their Higher Self through a story that requires of them to become part of the narration through their creativity (drawing, listening, and in some stories – movement, too).
• Help your child to self-express at a level that holds meaning for them within the context of their developmental, social, and individual understanding of their sense of self and others.

May each story inspired by Story SensoryArt become more than just a pretty collection of artwork. May it become a steppingstone in your child’s conscious development toward their Higher Self: The Self of Endless Possibilities.

That’s my departing desire today and forever…

HLBalcomb.com

Children’s Series….

Rainbow Snowman: Science reaffirms that gratitude is not a natural ability; it’s a learned skill. Rainbow Snowman teaches children that gratitude counts regardless of the season through the metaphor of a snowman. This snowman has a special mission that connects acts of kindness to his snowy heart that grows and glows with each act of gratitude. After all, “Our daily gratitude shapes our everyday attitude.” Rainbow Snowman: A story that teaches young readers that gratitude is an internal manifestation before it becomes a global thread of inspiration.

Rainbows in My Heart (Sensory Story Art): “A mother’s words become her child’s universe of possibilities. When a mother elevates her communication, she naturally elevates the outcomes of her child’s life.” Rainbows in My Heart describes happiness through the metaphor of growing rainbows in one’s heart; a description inspired by my oldest daughter when she was around 2-years old. This book’s magic resides in a mother’s reaffirming words of inspiration, or as described by the book: “The best part of you, mom, is that you understand me before I even understand myself. I don’t think that will ever change; your ability to create Rainbows in My Heart through your words of encouragement.” Rainbows in My Heart: A story that highlights the power of positive affirmations as spoken from a mother’s nurturing, inspiring perspective.

This is South Africa explores the Republic of South Africa through a literary technique called Sensory Story Art that allows young readers to become part of the experience through their communication, comprehension, and creativity. In essence, young readers create the book’s art through guided prompts. Thereby, one story becomes tailored to each reader’s specific developmental, social, and self-awareness needs through an approach that engages the essence of their individuality. Every line of text is measured against this standard: Elevate your communication, Elevate the outcomes of your life. Or in the words of the story’s main character, Mama Africa: “And may you always look to the rainbow to be reminded of what happens when unity is formed out of diversity. When each color comes together to be a part of something larger than their individual truth. At the same time, a piece of the rainbow’s unique glow starts with your individuality, which is at the heart of our spirituality. The part of us that has the ability to paint the world with colors that only we can create.”