People like to put other people inboxes.They even put their own self inboxes.All neatly labeled.
When I describe myself, I am aware of the labels and the boxes I am in.What if we don’t put labels?What if we explore and learn?
The only thing my daughter keeps needing is, art copies and those black pens. We seem to run out of both regularly. I used to draw too. But then life happened, and drawing for fun just disappeared. I don’t even remember why, when, or how it happened. It just quietly slipped away from my life. The magic of pencil on paper, the colors bringing it to life all went out like a dream does on waking up.
Then my daughter was born, and she drew all around our house, our walls as far as she could. Her drawing, painting, doodles make up for most of the papers we need to sort regularly. But they give us plenty of smiles too.
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My daughter’s art teacher used to visit every Saturday. Due to the pandemic that came to a stop. Even with online resources available, certain things for kids are best learned with human contact. That’s why now when there are no teachers, we draw together.
If you flip through the album below, you will see how she is drawing her daily life. I sometimes wish I could pull images out of thin air.
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7 Things to Inspire the little Artist
Draw with her, because you cannot help her if you can’t help yourself. You may not be an expert; you just need to be there. Drawing with her.
Ask her to draw the stories she tells.
Learn to draw from her
Encourage her creativity and dont focus on whether its anatomically correct or not.
Enjoy her art.
Help her explore different art forms
Take her for nature walks for inspiration
Give her the confidence to create from a place of grace.
Embrace the magic of creativity, because if you’re a parent, you need to believe too.
Stay fascinated with creating art, and dont forget to have fun.
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What art does for a kid’s brain?
Improves cognitive skills , social and emotional development.
Helps develop thinking tools and life skills like pattern recognition.
The effect of drawing on memorization is interesting. When we remove something and its associations, the pictorial representation is far more robust than words. Thats, why a picture is worth a thousand words.
Drawing improves memory by helping make multiple synaptic connections across semantic, visual, and motor aspects of a memory. It’s like having different ways of finding a memory.
The Steiner school of education in Australia believes that art education should be an essential part of learning. That image needs to be used daily to help it create its magic.
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Resource list:
The drawing effect: Evidence for reliable and robust memory benefits in free recall Jeffrey D Wammes , Melissa E Meade, Myra A Fernandes https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26444654/
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Woah, your daughter is indeed very artistic. I completely believe that learning art paves a way for being creative and imaginative. I loved all her drawings you have shared here. The waterfall is exceptionally brilliant!
Your daughter is a wonderful artist, love all her creations. My son also loves to draw but only he can understand what he has drawn 😀 Even his class teacher has suggested to encourage children to draw or color everyday as it helps in improving concentration.
My daughter used to draw a lot till her fifth grade and she also used to learn Carnatic music. But later she had to give it up because her violin classes took up all her time. Now she is in the 9th grade and she is finding that she is unable to practice regularly but we have not stopped her violin classes. Her violin teacher told us she can practice just enough to keep in touch.
Such lovely paintings by your daughter..best wishes. Great to know that art has such positive effects in kids . My daughter is interested in drawing too.#tmmreads
I find art , colouring are stress relievers and more fun. Beautiful drawings by your daughter!
Those are such a brilliant art of your daughter. How old is she?
Those are such brilliant art of your daughter. How old is she?
I absolutely agree to the positive effects of Art on our brain. My daughter loves to draw and paint, I too save all her drawings, it gives peace of mind and time to unwind from the monotony.
Art is something that I’ve always encouraged , it is a form of expression. Loved that waterfall painting
I totally agree with all that you have written in your post.My daughter love art too.As you said we k st have to be there .They feel good about it.I have a similar post on my blog.
My daughter loves to draw as well. In fact she is doing the illustrations for my Alexa theme this year. I could relate to so much of this post.
I could so relate Amrita. My kid has discovered his love for art during this lockdown and I too am once again wanting to start doodling
Your daughter is an artist, Amrita! The eyes are done so beautifully. My daughter loves drawing too and has filled pages and pages drawing stuff she keeps imagining. Every one of them has a story too. It is a great way for brain development.
Very insightful post. Whenever I feel stressed I turn to art. Even drawing simple circles or lines is quiet relaxing. I encourage my students to practice Mandala art during the free periods or whenever they feel stressed.
So refreshing to read a post that asks parents to encourage Art in kids. Those paintings are really vibrant.
Love all the details of the blog. Especially the 7 things that inspire the kids. Very informative blog
I was never interested in art and during my school days I would ask my friends to complete all my art work. I don’t know whose genes my daughter has inherited but she is very passionate about art and right now I paint with along with her and it’s so therapeutic. She wants to study art in the future and she has also started a blog now on her art escapades.
That is some brilliant talent she has! You must make a collection of her art work.
Wow, this is very resourceful and quite inspiring. My son loves sketching and while I have been quite supportive of it, these tips here would definitely help me take his creativity to another level.
Your daughter’s sketch and doodles are really very nice, appreciable.
Art is an expression in every form and yes we should motivate kids when they are into this expression.
My younger one also is fond of drawing s and even when he was small i never stopped him to draw even it was on walls or floor. Nice post. Art is powerful in every form.
I second your thought Dr. Amrita. Color and curved lines stimulates brain and kids indulging in art can not only improve their imagination but concentration too.
Great tips for helping children to tap into their creativity!
What a great artist your daughter is! How old is she? My granddaughter has been drawing and sketching since very young, she’s 24 now. Lia loves to draw but so far she’s just into drawing all different shapes. I can see she gets her creativity from her mommy.
My son loves drawing as well and will spend hours and days drawing then he sits it down and will not touch it for a while. I try and not push and let him do what he’s comfortable with as I don’t want him to feel like he has to draw even though he is a talented Artist and could do it for a living. Or at least this mom think so.
I am so in favor and children, young, teen and full grown like us and art. Creativity can be used to solve every problem a person will face. I truly believe creativity is key to happiness. That doesn’t mean we all have to be artists, like I am today, I spent my 41 year career as Left Brained Project Manager and director of project management and creativity was key to my success. I created solutions every day. That is why as a retiree I have now started my second career as an artist and entrepreneur helping others learn how to add more creativity to their lives.
When looking at young children’s art, I learned long ago NOT to ask, “This is nice… what is it?” Rather, the question to ask/say is, “Ohh.. This is nice – tell me about it. Getting to hear about the artwork is a much better way to interact and learn about it and the thought process behind it.
This is one of the sweetest posts I’ve read today. Thanks!
I have seen drawings of your daughter on Instagram as well and you explaining the benefits and process in this posy will make those drawing more beautiful.