Posts Tagged ‘coloring’

The cultural differences of coloring and drawing in children

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Culture plays a large role in  many things – from what we eat to how we dress – and it even has an effect on the minutae of life – like whether or not drawing will enter into a child’s repertoire of behavior. For example, studies have shown that  Taiwanese-American and Chinese-American parents tend to [...]

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Encouraging art and creativity in children

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Encourage creativity in your children by providing them with the time, resurces and the space for making art.Set aside interruption-free time for drawing, in a mess-proof zone – so that their creativity can run wild. Make sure you cover all surfaces so that any splashes of paint or scribbles of crayon are ‘caught’ – because nothing [...]

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