Every Child is an Artist

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She's been using water colors for a while. But I finally took some pictures. After one incident of painting her arm blue and promptly loosing her painting privilege for the day, she's been good at keeping the water colors on the paper.

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  1. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2012 at 11:42 AM

    Actually the only thing that painting in the lines or using crayons does at this age is strengthen their hand and eye coordination , best way to become creative for a child is finger paints and huge pieces of paper and all kinds of stuff to touch and hold and create, plus only encourage and praise and not punish for using self-expression of any kind, as long as not hurtful to anyone or thing. LOVE CR I'D let her paint on herself as long as she understood that when she is done she has to take a shower and help clean up the mess.

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