Art is Good (Twenty Reasons Art is Good for Kids)

Art is one of the easiest and most meaningful activity we can provide around the house for our kids. I don't think I have seen a child who doesn't enjoy art. Sometimes the messy play from art is all they need and with encouragement our kids can create great work of arts. This is Paris working her piece. All I did was gave her lots of paper, paints and encouragement. Art at home is inexpensive yet meaningful. Don't let the mess scare you off. You will be surprise if you patiently guide your child, the mess is really manageable.

Twenty Reasons Art is Good for Kids
1. Art stimulates both sides of brain.
2. 33% of children are visual learners.
3. Studies show that children who do art read better and do better in math and science.
4. Children need to learn through their senses and art is an excellent way of doing this.
5. Children must have a place in school to express themselves.
6. Art enhances self-esteem.
7. Art develops awareness of the physical environment.
8. Art develops hand-eye coordination.
9. Art enhances perceptual development.
10. Art teaches open-ended thinking. It presents a culture of questions rather than a culture of answers.
11. Art teaches children that there can be more than one solution to the same problem.
12. Art teaches children how to engage in creative problem solving.
13. Children can share and reflect on their art to learn about themselves, each other, and the world in which they live.
14. When art is integrated with other curriculum areas children become more engaged in learning process.
15. In the process of art making a child is presented with possibility, discovery , and freedom thereby disrupting the control and predictability of conventional education found in the U.S. today.
16. Art nurtures the human soul! (It feels good to do it!)
17. Art brings the community’s cultural resources into the classroom.
18. Art involves parents and guardians in school governance and volunteer activities.
19. Art provides a means, a common ground, to reach across racial stereotypes, barriers, and prejudices.
20. Art is valuable for its own sake!


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