Watch a Child Painting: You Can Almost See Their Thoughts!
Help me give my students Kwik Stix paints. Painting is a way for children to do important things: convey ideas, express emotion, use their senses, explore color, process and outcomes, and create aesthetically pleasing works and experiences.
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Penn State University says, Watch a child painting and you will see a fully engaged child. We can almost see children's thoughts! I love this, it is so true! In the same article Penn says, Painting is a way for children to do important things: convey ideas, express emotion, use their senses, explore color, explore process and outcomes, and create aesthetically pleasing works and experiences. Children form many connections and ideas according to how the painting process works for them, as well as what they enjoy about it.
Watch a child painting and you will see a fully engaged child.
The soothing process of painting is so very important and interesting to young children.
The pleasant feeling of painting over and over is what is important. We need to encourage these experiences for children. As children develop, they become more focused on creating representations and conveying ideas.
Young children need large pieces of paper (to have full range of motion) as well as a variety of materials to experiment with. What is so important about Kwik Stix is that children can manage the paint and can mix colors easily and with control. Painting materials should support the child's physical abilities and with limited fine motor skills, children can feel thrilled about painting and color mixing providing a new world of endless discoveries.
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