Why is scribbling important?
How do the arts promote the emotional, motor,
intellectual and social development of children?
What are the factors that influence creativity,
and how do we concretely make room for it in visual
arts activities?
What interventions can we make and what methods and
strategies can we employ to support and guide a child in
his or her constantly evolving creative process?
The importance of children’s artistic development
and the need to respect their inner worlds is
the foundation of this publication. Adults who
wish to stimulate and encourage children in their
development will find strategies to acknowledge
and encourage creative expression. The inventory of
activities features a panoply of projects to explore
and experiment with each of four techniques of
expression: drawing, painting, collage and modelling.
Our enormous respect for all the children that we
worked with over the years, informs this book, written
in homage to all the special truths they revealed to
us through the marks on their sheets and their broad
smiles as they showed us their drawings.
This work is intended for early childhood and primary
educators, parents, and any adult interested in
creativity and the arts.