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Kids' Art Projects that Inspire Creativity
For kids, art is more about the creative process than the end result. Try these great tips for a successful art experience that'll give boredom the brush!
Jackson Pollock. Pablo Picasso. Salvador Dali. What might these great artists have done, had they been given modern-day inventions such as cereal boxes, rubber bands, or wallpaper paste to use in their artwork? Paint, of course! Your own young artists can combine some contemporary household items with a few products from the craft store to create one-of-a-kind works of art.
Painting is a fun, creative, and expressive art form well-suited to kids of all ages. Parents can kick up the creativity quotient by offering a variety of unusual techniques to their aspiring artists. Why simply paint with brushes, when other options abound? Why limit kids to temperas, when they can blend paints of their own?
The Creative Process
Painting with unusual materials and methods serves another purpose as well: any preconceived notions about what the finished product should look like are left behind as kids explore the many possibilities. While adults may consider "art" something beautiful to behold, for kids, it's more about the creative process. Here you'll find tips for a successful art experience, as well as several open-ended art projects that might just entice the whole family to join in!
- Focus on the Process, Not the Product: Your child's piece de resistance may not look like much of anything to you, but his methods and artistic experimentation allow him to expand his creative thought process. MaryAnn Kohl, author of Discovering Great Artists and 15 more award-winning books about kids' art says, "Children who feel free to make mistakes and to explore and experiment will also feel free to invent, create, and find new ways to do things."
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