Health Benefits of Creative Play

Are you anxious, worried, overstretched, performance driven, critical, demanding on others or yourself? Does your child struggle to fit in, express themselves, or feel awkward about their social peer group or academic setting? Perhaps Calvin’s Creatives is the program for you or your child.

While there are multiple ways to manage anxiety, your strategies don’t have to be monotonous. Did you know that there are benefits to arts, crafts, and hobbies in your mental health? Here are some of my quick videos that speak on the benefits of having a hobby.

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Join My Lab

  • Access to toy animation photography.
  • Explore my toy animation sequences.
  • Get insights and ideas for your own photography animations.
  • See works in progress and completed animation projects.
  • Cultivate your neurodivergent thinking.
  • Advanced labs work with focus, anxiety management and mood regulation. Explore which lab is best for you. (Some insurance is accepted. Contact my office to see if your plan qualifies)

Sign up for training on animation, special effects, storyboarding and more:
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Projects and Community Events

Play Works Animation Class:
My class explores and teaches animation tricks for your stop motion idea. This online class is a 4 week class that covers the power effects, motion effects, background effects, and a few other neat tricks I have discovered along the way in my stop motion learning curve.

Class:
Option 1: Play Works Animation Class

Option 2: Play Works Anxiety and Mood Regulation Class:

Option 3: Play Works Anxiety Group

My anxiety management program is focused on improving your awareness of self regulation strategies, focus, and mood management. As you are exploring these skills you will also be introduced to behavioral management strategies to further improve the quality of your life experiences.

Now take a deep breath. Put your hand over your chest and say to yourself “My life is more than work. More than pain. More than enduring stresses and disappointments. I will learn to explore other aspects of my life. “

Begin your healing and expressive journey with with me. See you there.


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Special projects?
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Display of Art Festival

I have linked some of my stop motion ideas for you to explore and try out. On June 24, 2025 I will be hosting a Display of Art event. If you would like to submit some of your creative work, network, and learn new things like I do, you are invited to submit your work at this event.

Click the "Display of Art Details" button to see the details:

Mini Episodes

Cultivating Your Imagination

Stop Motion: Frame Rate Capturing Movements and Meaning (Part 1)

Stop Motion Frame Rate: Capturing Movements & Meaning
​(Part 2)

Stop Motion Backgrounds (Part 1)

Stop Motion: Rigs (Part 2)

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