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Try Open-Ended Art Projects

Topics: Ages 3-6, Ages 6-9, Arts & Crafts, Family Life

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Try Open-Ended Art Projects

Topics: Ages 3-6, Ages 6-9, Arts & Crafts, Family Life

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Self-expression can be a real struggle, for both adults and young children. As your child learns how to communicate their feelings, use art as a tool to help!

Here are a few tips to empower your child to express themselves through art:

  • Use supplies that are open-ended, like blank white or colored paper, rather than a coloring book with lines and shapes. The pre-determined characters and images limit capacity for self-expression.
  • Let your child tell you what they are drawing, rather than asking pointed questions like “Is that a dog?” Make nonjudgemental observations like “I see a lot of color” or “I see you’ve used colored pencils rather than crayons this time!”
  • When starting an art project, keep in mind who is leading the project. Is it adult-oriented, requiring a lot of supervision and help? Or can the child take the lead and make whatever they’d like? Both are fun projects, but very different in terms of self-expression and creativity.

During your next art project, consider giving your child materials with no purpose other than self-expression. You never know what the finished product might be!






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