A project of The Love Lab: Child Futures Innovation PlaySpace
At ChildArt.ca, we believe that every child’s voice matters.
Through art, play, stories, and shared experiences, we listen — deeply — to what children feel, imagine, and hope for.
This project is part of The Love Lab: Child Futures Innovation PlaySpace an innovation initiative dedicated to centering children’s voices in shaping more compassionate, just, and love-informed futures.
❤️ To honour children’s voices — through art, creativity, and story
❤️ To create safe spaces where children can express their feelings, hopes, and dreams
❤️ To build global understanding and connection across borders
❤️ To amplify the messages of children living through war, displacement, poverty, and social injustice
❤️ To inspire innovation rooted in empathy, compassion, and care
The Global Love Project — messages of love and compassion for children worldwide
Children’s Pandemic Voices — an archive of resilience, hope, and creativity during the pandemic years
Ongoing Projects — innovative spaces to listen, learn, and create with children
The Love Lab: Child Futures Innovation PlaySpace is an initiative of The Love Model Inc., led by Dr. Nikki Martyn, an award-winning educator, innovator, and global thought leader in child development, neurorelational love, and love-informed design.
The Lab explores how we can integrate developmental science, art, play, and human connection to foster more loving futures for children.
ChildArt.ca is one of the Lab’s projects — an evolving space where love and creativity come together to elevate children’s voices.
Dr. Nikki Martyn is the founder of The Love Lab: Child Futures Innovation PlaySpace and the visionary behind the Global Love Project. She is an award-winning educator, innovator, and global thought leader in child development, attachment, trauma, and love-informed design.
Nikki serves as Chair of Early Childhood Studies at the University of Guelph-Humber and holds an adjunct professorship at the University of Guelph. She holds a Doctorate in Education from OISE/University of Toronto in Child Psychology and Early Childhood Education and completed a postdoctoral clinical fellowship at the Hincks-Dellcrest Centre (now SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health).
She is the creator of The Love Model and The Neurorelational Love Framework, and has led numerous projects exploring how art, play, and human connection can foster resilience and shape a more compassionate future for children.
A former infant mental health specialist and founder of Mindwerx4kids Learning Centres, Nikki continues to develop innovative ways to amplify children’s voices and inspire love-informed approaches to education, leadership, and systems design.
Contact: nikki@childart.ca
