How To Get My Kid Interested In Art?If your child is naturally gifted in the arts area then this article is not for you!Some kids need a bit of a push into the art scene to start enjoying it. However, I believe that every child is creative, just like every adult is as well. We just have to learn more about it and teach ourselves to stick with it even when it gets difficult.
Art is Fun
As stated above, I believe most children are born with creativity. Once they go from baby to toddler, this is when they can jump in with the arts. Coloring is a basic way to get your kiddo excited about art. Color with them and show them each color and say it out loud to help them try to say it too.After coloring, work on a painting or other mediums with your kiddo. Work together on these too. The only thing more exciting than art is when you get to make art with others. If you show interest in being creative, then your child will follow you. There are tons of crafts that you can complete all it takes is a quick search online. Additionally, if you want to get them even more involved, you can sign them up for some creative classes. It’s important to understand certain aspects of art as well, and you can instill these while they are young. Take them to museums, talk about architecture, and point out exciting colors and creations you see on the streets. Art is everyone.
Performing Arts
How many times have you heard a kid belt out a song that they heard on the radio? Or make a face or say a line that is straight from their favorite movie?You would probably answer “all the time.” Children love imitating, and they do this with everything they watch, whether it’s tv people or real-life people.Sometimes I think my child is so dramatic she should become a child actor. But some kids are meant for the screen. If your kid has a natural draw to performing, nurture that to the very end. This is how kids develop their passions. Let them sing; get them a karaoke machine. Let them act, play dress-up with them and act out scenes.Creative children are more empathetic and tend to have more understanding and less fear of new or abstract ideas, thoughts, or objects.There are only benefits to allowing your child to express themselves in these positive and creative ways. Even for the kids that are comedians, don’t discourage them unless they are being mean. Many parents still believe that it’s not okay to be silly, but it is part of being a creative kid.
Simple and Extraordinary
The best thing about being creative is that it is subjective. What one person may find inspiring, bold, or exciting may be boring or unpleasant to another. Art is supposed to make us feel things, even if they aren’t great feelings. This is why it is so important for kids. Sometimes they have feelings they don’t understand, and they need to be expressed.If your child wants to scribble black crayons on 10 pages, maybe that’s what they need to do to express themselves. As they grow, they will pick what arts interest them the most. They will steer themselves towards either visual arts, performing arts, or literature. Don’t forget, reading and writing are considered art as well. The best part of it all is that it is personal to them. Everything that someone makes is a reflection of who they are, and they put a piece of them in everything they make.As a parent, it’s important to understand that. It’s important to see art in a way that represents someone’s story. Teach your children this as well, and they will crave to make something of their own.
As stated above, I believe most children are born with creativity. Once they go from baby to toddler, this is when they can jump in with the arts. Coloring is a basic way to get your kiddo excited about art. Color with them and show them each color and say it out loud to help them try to say it too.
After coloring, work on a painting or other mediums with your kiddo. Work together on these too. The only thing more exciting than art is when you get to make art with others. If you show interest in being creative, then your child will follow you. There are tons of crafts that you can complete all it takes is a quick search online.
Additionally, if you want to get them even more involved, you can sign them up for some creative classes. It’s important to understand certain aspects of art as well, and you can instill these while they are young. Take them to museums, talk about architecture, and point out exciting colors and creations you see on the streets. Art is everyone.
The best thing about being creative is that it is subjective. What one person may find inspiring, bold, or exciting may be boring or unpleasant to another. Art is supposed to make us feel things, even if they aren’t great feelings. This is why it is so important for kids. Sometimes they have feelings they don’t understand, and they need to be expressed.
If your child wants to scribble black crayons on 10 pages, maybe that’s what they need to do to express themselves. As they grow, they will pick what arts interest them the most. They will steer themselves towards either visual arts, performing arts, or literature. Don’t forget, reading and writing are considered art as well.
The best part of it all is that it is personal to them. Everything that someone makes is a reflection of who they are, and they put a piece of them in everything they make.
As a parent, it’s important to understand that. It’s important to see art in a way that represents someone’s story. Teach your children this as well, and they will crave to make something of their own.
