Is your closet crammed with mashed masks, dusty dioramas, and
haggard hand-made Halloween costumes?Is your fridge plastered with peeling paintings and
dog-eared drawings? Does the thought of your child bringing
home one more art project make you downright desperate for storage space? Take
a stand, manage the mess, and curate the clutter! Before you toss it, consider why
our child's art might be important to save:
Children's art is a reflection of who they are from
the inside.
It speaks volumes about
your child's personal interests and unique ideas. In addition, through aesthetic choices of color, line,quality,and placement of compositional elements, children reveal much about who they are
and what they think.
Art gifts are mementos
of children's thoughtfulness toward others.
They
are wonderful examples of how a child cultivates friendships and family relationships. By making something special for that special someone, children demonstrate
their ability
to build connections based on their knowledge of that other
person.
And finally, grown children
often enjoy connecting to tangible evidence of their creative childhoods.
The opportunity to sort through early
imaginative gestures is not only amusing but provides a valuable view into our
playful past.
Don't you love to look
at what you made in fourth grade?
