https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v Comment on this experience & possible benefits en-us 2020-09-24 09:29:00 UTC 2023-07-17 17:35:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/776238197 I found the act of creating a Zentangle piece very relaxing. The idea of sitting and engaging very closely to something that is right in front of you provides this awareness and relaxation of the mind. I can see how this task can be  beneficial to students and teachers. What I appreciate about this task is that it is both calming and process driven. It allows you to be in the moment and helps turn off any constant chatter in your mind as you slowly come into this present moment of putting pen to paper. I appreciate the tactile experience and think this makes the experience 'real'. Overall, I found this activity to be meditative in nature and highly recommended for stressed out folks! 

Mumtaz Mohamoud]]> 2020-09-24 15:24:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/776238197 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/776312877 I accidentally spilled elderberry syrup on my designated zentangle paper. Just decided to roll with it. Thankful for the moment not looking at a screen and just do something pretty. I often doodle while on zoom calls and it is definitely relaxing but actually keeps me more engaged with the speaker. Otherwise I'd be fidgeting or completely distracted altogether. ]]> 2020-09-24 15:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/776312877 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/776571005 By creating zentangles, many of the foundational concepts of Visual Arts are covered - shapes, lines, space, etc.. You could adapt this exercise to focus on one of these concepts.]]> 2020-09-24 16:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/776571005 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/776977712 When I started drawing, I felt very tense. It took me about 15 minutes to relax and refocus on the shapes I was drawing. I think this activity is a good way to step away from devices, and press the restart button on the day. ]]> 2020-09-24 17:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/776977712 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/777004947 This was a fun little activity that requires your focus but isn't mentally taxing. I think this is a great way to encourage creativity because you get to experiment with different shapes and patterns as you fill in each section.]]> 2020-09-24 18:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/777004947 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/777041720 Sometimes when I finish doodling I'm like...what the heck did I just create? What has just come out of my subconscious mind! Personally I am constantly doodling, and it helps me stay engaged along with other forms of art. Zentangles can be beneficial for students to unwind and discover things about themselves, and also can be used to express themselves in a unique way. 

]]> 2020-09-24 18:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/777041720 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/777087705 I am still unsure if I fully understand what a zentangle is...but I went for it! I am not one to doodle, draw, or be creative. This was a therapeutic experience which allowed me to escape from real life and be present in the moment.  ]]> 2020-09-24 18:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/777087705 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/777088560 This was super fun. Done on my iPad using Procreate. I love to draw and doodle so this was an amazing way to destress. I sat outside in the backyard in the little country side of my dads house on the outskirts of Ottawa and used my surroundings to inspire me to fill in each little shape!]]> 2020-09-24 18:19:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/777088560 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/777094589 I'm not very creative so I ran out of patterns to put on my egg. This forces students to stick with a task until completion. 

(word count:25)]]> 2020-09-24 18:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/777094589 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/777122578 I loved this activity and think it would be amazing to help students of all ages clear their mind. I particularly would use this activity before a lesson or after a challenging lesson to help students relieve stress and express themselves.]]> 2020-09-24 18:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/777122578 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/777593070 This was a lot of fun, and was quite relaxing. I could see this being used for when students need a break from the tedium of the day, or if they are feeling fidgety.]]> 2020-09-24 21:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/777593070 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/777617746 I really enjoyed this activity. I found it very relaxing and it helps take my mind off of stress. I think it would be a great activity to do with students to help them feel better and give them a break from time to time. ]]> 2020-09-24 21:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/777617746 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/777618451 I found this activity very relaxing, and quite meditative. For me, this is certainly a new way of expressing myself creatively that I will definitely be trying again. ]]> 2020-09-24 21:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/777618451 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/777791038 I enjoyed this activity! I found it was a great opportunity to step away from the screens and play around with colour and shapes. I also put on some music in the background to really immerse myself in the experience. I think this activity works well to give students a chance to destress, express themselves, and be creative, without worrying about creating "good" art (because all zentangles look really cool!). ]]> 2020-09-24 23:11:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/777791038 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/778328640 I am not a fan of art and drawing. This activity was a torture for me the first 10 min. After that I found myself totally engaged and trying to create shapes for the different parts. This activity would calm students down since it gives them the opportunity to relax, focus, nurture and develop creative abilities.]]> 2020-09-25 04:22:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/778328640 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/780418487 Normally when I do art, I stress to try and make it as best as I can. With this activity, however, the goal is not perfection and even simple designs look great. It is very relaxing and could be a good start to a student's day to make them feel at ease and able to create.]]> 2020-09-25 18:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/780418487 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/780888041 I used to always doodle and do Zentangle on my notebook during my classes. This definitely was a good way to release stress and anxiety especially during these difficult times. I wasn't looking for perfection, I just let the pencil do the drawing while I relax my mind. ]]> 2020-09-25 22:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/780888041 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/781427671 I really enjoyed this activity. Usually when I draw or paint it is relaxing but I am also stressed because I want it to look good. I sat outside and zoned out drawing this and I really am happy with it! ]]> 2020-09-26 14:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/781427671 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/781523857 I have always loved drawing and doodling so I really enjoyed making this zentangle. I think it's fun and calming to be able to zone out and create any sort of design you want. I also think it's great that so much freedom comes along with it. Anyone can do it and create something different from others around them, there are no rules. I can see how beneficial this could be as a relaxing activity for students to promote creative thinking and destress. ]]> 2020-09-26 16:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/781523857 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/781865289 Zentangles are a great way for students to let their sense of creativity wonder. It was a very mindless yet peaceful task. I’ve enjoyed looking at other’s zentangles and how people are so creative in their own ways. I wonder if some parts of student’s personalities can be reflected in their zentangle? ]]> 2020-09-27 02:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/781865289 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/781937634 2020-09-27 04:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/781937634 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/785300504 There are a number of artists who set up rules for a specific art piece, making the art more about the process than the finished product. Zentangles reminded me of such artists who have adopted a process-heavy focus in their practice! ]]> 2020-09-28 17:33:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/785300504 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/785789561 I am not the most artistic person, and I think this definitely stressed me out (mental block/art trauma, haha). Despite how bad it looks it still took longer to do than I'd like to admit, and personally I find pencil pretty unforgiving in terms of each line being definitive and 'final' - I know it's erasabled, but never 100%. If I had them I probably would've preferred crayons just so I could blend over mistakes, haha.
I did notice that it was hard for me to stay 'abstract,' even though that's the kind of art I enjoy the most, and that I kept trying to make 'narratives' or 'symbols' out of things. Everyone's are absolutely lovely, though!]]> 2020-09-28 19:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/785789561 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/787945053 I’m not typically the most artistic person, however I did this activity when I was feeling a bit overwhelmed and by the end of my doodling, I felt much less anxious. I think this is a great activity because there is no right or wrong way to do this. It is just about expressing yourself creatively and taking your mind off of things for a while. ]]> 2020-09-29 14:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/787945053 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/789131658 I found this task relaxing and took my mind off of stresses. This is a good activity to reduce anxiety and express yourself in the classroom.]]> 2020-09-29 18:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/789131658 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/789806412 I'm sure about half of the students are in situation as I am, where art is far from their strongest trait. Frankly it makes me as anxious as math does. That being said I genuinely found this to be a very relaxing activity. It's a great tool for easing your mind and distracting yourself. It's also very useful in that its an easy art activity to teach for those like myself who lack a strong artistic gene.]]> 2020-09-29 22:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/789806412 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/789921963 I found this activity did a really good job of distracting me and I almost got lost doing the activity. It's a good activity to allow anyone in a class to express their creativity.]]> 2020-09-30 00:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/789921963 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/792389175 Well, this activity was one I was dreading a bit, just because historically I have not performed overly well on artistic tasks. Not to say this is much better, but I did put some music on and tried to make the best of it. In the end, I was a bit more relaxed!! 


]]> 2020-09-30 17:48:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/792389175 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/792833636 This is a great introductory activity for students to introduce and express themselves in a relaxing medium. This seems like a productive outlet for learners that find it difficult to focus in class or that take to doodling in their notebooks (completing the zentangle myself reminded me of this experience). ]]> 2020-09-30 19:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/792833636 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/792877758 I really enjoyed this activity! Drawing out my Zentangle put me in a mediative state. While I was drawing and colouring I wasn't really thinking about anything else, which was very peaceful. After completing my Zentangle I felt more prepared to do my work! ]]> 2020-09-30 20:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/792877758 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/793020212 Initially, I was pretty apprehensive to start and feeling overwhelmed by making a zentangle. I am not very artistic and usually am the opposite of relaxed when attempting to be. However, the freedom in designing the zentangle did help to calm my nerves and like many of my other classmates, when I finished I was much more relaxed. I can understand how doing this activity in a classroom may be useful in order to calm students as well as allow for their creativity to shine through. ]]> 2020-09-30 21:03:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/793020212 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/793287497 I’ll gladly admit that I enjoyed how calming and creative the task was. The Arts and Language Arts curriculum should focus on allowing students to express creativity through a variety of outlets, and this zentangle certainly provided us with this same opportunity.]]> 2020-10-01 00:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/793287497 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/793411416 Everyone's work is so great! I really enjoyed the process of working on this. It took far more effort than I originally hoped, but I enjoyed the process of thinking about what I wanted to make. I think I spent a bit too much time on one part of this, which left me scrambling to finish the rest. I would recommend not taking the task so seriously to students in the future, because it may not be what the assignment is really all about; I'm blown away with the results of all my classmates!]]> 2020-10-01 02:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/793411416 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/793458574 Initially, this task felt strenuous, as I’m not in the least bit artistic and I was worried about how to draw and structure my zentangle. Though I started the assignment anxious, as I kept drawing, I felt creativity and relaxation start to come through. The repetitive nature of the zentangle had a calming, almost numbing effect on me. This could be a very useful anxiety reducing or even meditative classroom tool, one that also allows for individual expression.]]> 2020-10-01 02:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/793458574 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/793469146 Creativity in art is ironically hard for me to channel. The art I am most used to doing is technical and line drawing, so something that had "no rules" was a new experience! I found myself redoing this once because I didn't like how it started out but then it occurred to me to accept the mistakes and work around it. This would be a great icebreaker for students, or as an activity for "coming down" after a formal assessment!]]> 2020-10-01 02:59:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/793469146 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/793498860 I just keep on saying "zentangle zentangle zentangle" over and over in my head and it makes me laugh. I like this task because it doesn't matter; there is not much room to overthink it. Sometimes class needs to  just be silly and loose.]]> 2020-10-01 03:30:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/793498860 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/793605742 I really enjoyed doing this activity as it was a nice way to get my mind off things. I just let my mind wonder as I drew different lines and shapes. I think this would be a great activity for kids as they learn different shapes and patterns. It can also send an important message about individuality. Everyone's Zentangle is unique and different!! ]]> 2020-10-01 05:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/793605742 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/793662821 Given the name of this activity, I decided to complete this zentangle during a moment I was feeling stressed. I enjoy drawing and this was a good way to keep my mind at ease. I enjoyed experimenting with various shapes and letting my creativity run its course. ]]> 2020-10-01 05:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/793662821 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/794359082 I really enjoyed creating the zentangle because it has been a little while since I have sat down to do something that is required for school that I didn't feel slightly stressed out about getting right. I think zentangles can be used as a way to show students that they can create something with the intention of it looking a specific way to do it right. I also think it can be used to interpret literacies. ]]> 2020-10-01 12:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/794359082 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/796774809 I was surprised at how much I enjoyed drawing this! Despite the fact that art isn't my forte and the zentangle pales in comparison to these other ones, I still enjoyed the therapeutic feeling of drawing and shading. As I was drawing I felt my anxiety levels drop and noticed I was taking deeper breaths. I loved it!]]> 2020-10-02 01:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/796774809 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/799147267 I had a lot of fun creating my zentangle. I used some of my favourite colours and watched a movie in the background while I did it. It was nice to take some time to just doodle and not really pay attention to where it was going or how it would turn out. I'm really happy with it and I love getting to scroll through everyone else's! ]]> 2020-10-02 21:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/799147267 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/803746448 When I began the zentangle I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did. I was resisting the inherent calmness colouring/crafting brings. I found myself getting caught up in all the other "more important" things I should be spending my time on. Those thoughts quickly dissolved as I got lost in the creative process. ]]> 2020-10-05 16:21:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/803746448 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/831142245 I had a blast drawing this zentangle! I can't remember the last time I sat down and did something creative for fun. I really appreciated that this activity provided an opportunity to slow down and relax. It was a nice way to decompress after a stressful couple of days. ]]> 2020-10-15 05:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/m3ff9sak1mdeny6v/wish/831142245