How to teach the different forms of art to kids? And i believe art is just not painting. pls help me.
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The best way you can teach your children about art is to enjoy it yourself. The world is abundant in art so just pick one or two things for a while to enjoy and move on to a different medium when you and the kids are ready. What activities you choose to do depends on the ages of your children. My 6 and 4 year olds enjoy art the most (they are the oldest)but I allow their perogitives to be their guides. They make their own playlists on You Tube (with help)to become famaliar with music, they have enjoyed martial arts at a local instructor's dojo, and every now and again I work on a vocab word like "symmetry" or "print" and we use tempra paints or scraps of construction paper to apply it. Sometimes local performing arts theatres have matinees that have good subject content for kids, but my children have yet to attend a play. You could try taking your kids to Hobby Lobby or some craft supply store and see what they are drawn to. Will it be the model cars? The beautiful fabrics and clothing designs? The clay? A bead kit? Remember to let them be the artist and have fun!
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I'm glad you're asking! I think it's important for kids to have access to art materials, time, and space at home to pursue art on their own, to the extent it's possible, since schools seem to have less and less each year. I think you have to balance seeing/ experiencing with doing, so you should try to get to museums and such as well. It's important to give kids a choice in what they see. No child should be dragged through a museum for hours without a say in the agenda, instead it's good to plan a visit with them, and discuss all the different types of art that are in the museum. If they want to see armor or musical instruments, fine! Let them decide! Balance visual and performing arts. If possible try to get to an opera, a play and a classical concert, not just "kiddie music." Birthday parties are a good opportunity for crafts/arts projects with friends, and after school art clubs are even better. Community DOES build interest in arts. Good luck!
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Do not try to teach. Let them engage themselves in whatever they facncy. Just keep helping them along. Bring out the creativity in them. Just suggest, never impose. Always reward a good work by an appreciation. Learn from them while teaching them. You will be doing okay.
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