their way towards developing those tactile skills.
Art activities for school age children can help develop their
creativity, concentration, manipulative and organizational skills. Art
activities can encourage children to experiment and explore the world around
them, to see and differentiate colors and shapes, and look for them in clouds,
buildings, flowers, and other things in their surroundings.Art also encourages
the development of children’s tactile skills as they manipulate different
materials that are made available to them for their artworks. Imagination and
creativity can fly, as children mold clay, build sand sculptures, finger paint,
or sculpt with papier-mâché
Making artworks likewise enhances children’s sense of touch, as they enjoy
squishing, cutting, pasting, or squeezing with different textures, shapes, and
sizes of materials
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Other benefits of kiddie art includes:
1. Better concentration. Children
who work on art projects have been found to focus more effectively, even in
other areas of their lives. This is a big plus, especially since children
nowadays are becoming easily distracted by easy access to television and
computer gaming. Supervised art time, especially ones where deadlines are given
for projects teach children to ignore distractions and focus on the task at
hand..
2. Precise hand-eye coordination. Artists
develop a fine-tuned sense of coordination between their hands and the image of
the artwork in their head. Constant practice with art projects helps teach
children the precision needed to create a masterpiece.
3. Pride in their work. Children
who get complimented on their finished artwork get valuable self-esteem boosts.
Unlike sports or school exams, art is a subjective matter, so there are no
scoring points needed for parents and other appreciative audiences to comment
on the process and creativity involved. .
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