Through the process of creating art, our children express their thoughts, feelings and fantasies. In fact, art is a reflection of their own natural inner processes of development.

Research has proven that artistic expression actually enhances the process of learning by nourishing the sensory, attention, cognitive, emotional and motor capacities in all of us.

Art promotes self-development, so that the child can understand himself in relation to the world around him. It's the way he constructs his general knowledge about the world and depicts his perception of it.

Painting, drawing, sculpture and other art activities enhance areas of development including perception, fine motor skills, language, and social interaction. These activities involve the idea of "thinking in art."

Imagination

The arts encourage rich use of the child's imagination and his ability to think outside the limits of time and space. Imagination requires active use of symbolic language, which is the basis for creative right brain thinking.

Developing a child's natural ability to imagine, through the many various forms of art, is a lifetime gift.

Every child needs to develop an awareness of colour, form, line, shape and texture and art encourages this. In art experiences the child uses reason, invention, observation, discrimination and problem solving skills to form his creations.

Child Development

Art can be an emotionally satisfying by revealing preschooler thoughts, ideas and emotions, and of course it encourages self-confidence and esteem when his work is praised and admired.

Importantly, the creativity of art allows the child to work and create as an individual without any assistance.

• Personal Development
Art provides an opportunity to augment creative expression, self-discovery, self-esteem and self-concept. Each work of art generates a sense of achievement in the child who creates It.

• Social Development
When the child learns to co-operate with others by doing group art projects, social skills are enhanced and the 'we' feeling is learnt and developed.

• Physical Development
Small muscles, eye-hand coordination, dexterity, and a sense of rhythm are developed as the child engages in art activities.

• Language Development
Art can be used as a means of expression that does not rely on verbal or decoding skills. Art is a language of its own, and children can use it to express ideas, feelings and views of the their world.

Life-Long Skills

The arts develop the basic components of creativity such as originality, elaboration, fluency and flexible thinking.

These are essential skills for success in school and in life, as they enable us to solve problems, predict outcomes and develop ideas.

Evidence of transfers of learning from the arts to academic and development is substantial.

Taking into account the benefits of introducing art to young children, parents should seriously consider making greater time and putting more effort into providing the encouragement for developing the 'artistic' side of each child.

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