Usuario:FredHosking65
Can you draw a straight line? Most grown ups don’t consider on their own artistic. Parents do, however, worry about their toddler’s art abilities. As a child care provider for the past 10 years, I’ve had many discussions with parents about ‘how their toddler is doing’ so far as getting ready for preschool or kindergarten. They worry a lot about the final product of their toddler’s art projects. I try to describe to them that art is not only knowing how to draw a flower or a puppy, or whether or not little Jason colors in the outlines. Little kids need to have self-expression and the ‘doing of art’ more than having a page from a coloring book to hang on the freezer.
When a two-year old puts his chubby little hand in a bathtub of finger paint and happily smears all of the colors together on the paper or if he makes yet another ‘snowman’ out of play-doh, he is creating. Granted, he will certainly tell you that his painting is his dad’s truck while you ‘just can’t see it. ’ The important thing to keep in mind is that by allowing our little kids to experience art in their own way, we let them show us how they see the world around them, how they feel and think.
I always enjoy art time with my toddler and preschool age groups. Yeah, they can make a chaos, but they just wiggle with excitement when I take away the ‘arts & crafts’ tub of supplies! Possessing been a military spouse and lived in a few different places, I’ve always returned to providing home day care. Because a result, I’ve were required to make do with whatever space I can find in the various homes we’ve lived in. There’s not always a lot of room, but art can take place just about anyplace. I’ve found that the activity is most effective when it’s pre-planned and once I’ve set goals for the activity.
Art is important for toddlers due to the way it makes little kids feel special and good about themselves. When your toddler finishes a journal cut-out collage and holds up his masterpiece to you with that beaming smile doesn’t that make you really feel good about both of you? Through creating simple art projects, that same toddler is not only learning to take pride in his accomplishments, but also to think and improve his hand-eye coordination and physical skills. Through fine art, children learn to identify colors, cause-and-effect, shapes, problem solving, sharing and co-operation among a number of other skills.
Parents must make sure to ask toddlers or preschoolers questions about their projects that will assist them think about what they’ve made rather than ask them ‘What is that? ’ For example, ‘C. J., tell Mommy about your painting. ’ C. M will start to speak about his work or anything else he feels important at the time! This shows your child that you are interested in what this individual thinks and aren’t’ just confused about what you see! Make sure to hang the art work up in a popular place in your house so the complete family can enjoy it.
Art encounters are a major part of a toddler’s daily activities. They have grown enough to understanding objects and tear papers and hold crayons and brushes. Naturally they are thrilled with the concern of a new art project, and most important, with the quality time spent with the important older people in his/her life.
