I’ve talked once before about how important it was to have art in the classroom and at home. Here’s a great article with some Facts about what creative art can accomplish in your child. CREATIVE ART… 1. Stimulates and develops the imagination and critical thinking and refines cognitive and creative skills. 2. Has a tremendous impact on the developmental growth of every child and has proven to help level the “learning field” across socio-economic boundaries. 3. Teaches children life skills such as developing an informed perception; articulating a vision; learning to solve problems and make decisions; building self-confidence and self-discipline; developing the ability to imagine what might be; and accepting responsibility to complete tasks from start to finish.
4. Nurtures important values, including team-building skills; respecting alternative viewpoints; and appreciating and being aware of different cultures and traditions.
5. Plays a central role in cognitive, motor, language, and social-emotional development.
6. Motivates and engages children in learning, stimulates memory, facilitates understanding, enhances symbolic communication, promotes relationships, and provides an avenue for building competence. 7. Provides a natural source of learning. Child development specialists note that play is the business of young children; play is the way children promote and enhance their development. The arts are a most natural vehicle for play. So, get out there and buy some Play-Doh, markers, crayons, paper, tape, glue, glitter, and other art mediums for your children. You never know what skill you might be helping to re-enforce. But be informed that when you do you WILL be helping your child to get along better in the world in which we live and after all, isn’t that our job as parents and educators. LET' S GET CREATIVE!
See you around Target!
Barbara
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