Crushing Fine Motor

We started out the day doing our self portraits . Hazel added glasses to hers today !

Then we did a still life drawing of the beautiful tulips that Yaels grandmother gave me

Just call us artsy fartsy today. Always. Always better than a work sheet or teacher directed product art.

Things children learn from teacher directed product art:

To follow directions

Things children learn from creative art.

Confidence – “ look what I did!”

Fine motor – Holding art tools creates space for fine motor development

Problem solving – What happens when I mix these colors ?

Focus – There are a ton of things going on in the room but the child can slow down and work for a period of time on one thing

Concentration- Controlling tools from the paint jar to the paper.

Spacial awareness – How do I paint just the top of the stems and not the whole paper.

This … Is why you don’t see a lot of handprint art or no coloring sheets go home from Bright Beginnings.