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Educators and psychologists from all over the world assure that joint creative activities between parents and children develop deep trust in their relationships. In addition, they have an extremely positive impact on the development of the correct qualities of the child and teach him effective cooperation. In this case, the specific type of joint activity does not matter much: it could be, for example, a ballet school or an art studio.
It is especially useful when children of different ages take part in the creative process. In this case, it becomes an excellent platform for teaching mutual assistance, respect for elders, responsibility for juniors and team spirit. Often, children find good emotional release in such activities and stop indulging in excess energy.
Joint creative activities between parents and children
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It is better to start engaging in creative activities as early as possible. Ideally, this should be done when the baby begins to confidently hold small objects.
Creative interaction between mother and baby makes up for the lack of attention taken away from the child by the crazy rhythm of modern cities and the never-ending work of his mother. It relieves the pressure of parental authority and helps the child express himself and realize his importance in the family and the world.
A child who has received a lot of space to realize his imagination allows himself to think outside the box. At first, when he sees ordinary objects, he will begin to have unique, bold associations, then he will delight you with an original approach to solving various problems at school or a creative birthday surprise in the form of a beautiful wall newspaper or collage made by his hands.
Joint creativity should not be accompanied by negative emotions, so you need to prepare for them very thoroughly. At a minimum, you need to know in advance what items you will need during the work. After all, leaving a child alone with glue or scissors and going off to look for the missing tool is not the most reasonable solution.
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Joint creativity between children and parents is necessary for both parties. We, adults, really lack vivid images, but children can create them, because they do not know how to convey their impressions of the world around them in any other way. I am only now beginning to criticize my daughter’s work, thereby showing that not everything that Svetlana creates is a masterpiece. But I don’t impose my opinion, so as not to interfere too much with the process of expressing feelings and thoughts. I noticed that my child’s creative activity awakens at the time when I myself begin to make something. Imitating my actions, my daughter creates her own unique things. Today I will show some of our drawings, created by either one or the other of us, or sometimes by both of us.
For the drawing “ Egyptian Eye ” we used the following materials: watercolor paper, gouache, washing powder, water.
In order for a child’s activity to be creative in nature, it is necessary to offer him as often as possible various materials for creativity that he would not even think of using.
Notice how boring and clear the lines are in my drawing (top), and how interesting the chaotic lines drawn by Svetlana are (bottom). And my daughter’s drawing of a dragonfly delights me:
Materials used: watercolor paper, oil pastels, wax crayons.
Who, besides us, parents, knows for sure what is interesting to our children, what experiences will captivate them and what will not, what new knowledge they will acquire and then apply in their creativity. For example, we saw a photo of a platypus in a magazine and decided to depict it. It is clear that the drawing will not be identical to the photograph. That's why we chose the brightest colors and decorated our sweetly dozing platypuses with cheerful dots. This is how our drawing turned out using cotton swabs and a black pen (the artist Sergei Merkulov will teach you how to draw with it).
Materials used: colored cardboard, black gel pen or thin marker, gouache.
It should also be taken into account that the perception of children is sensory (I think that this word will be the most appropriate), because for them it is important to see, touch, feel, that is, to experience the world, and visually. To create a subtle atmosphere of creativity, the child must be given freedom, and the parents must remain patient and delicate.
This drawing was made with oil pastels , and the feathers were drawn with a soft-hard pencil.
Personally, I, and many parents, I think, by getting involved in children's creativity, they themselves acquire practical skills, which makes the joint creativity of children and parents very fruitful. Here are my drawings. They may seem primitive and flat to you, but I made them according to my daughter’s sketches.
In the drawing on the right, in addition to oil pastels, I also used pearlescent watercolors.
During walks together and then, sitting comfortably at the table, my daughter and I often enthusiastically draw. Such closeness, like communication, is valuable, because nothing brings us closer than spending time together.
We never forget about our mood vitamins, obviously, that’s why we used expired multi-colored tablets that we didn’t dare throw away. So drawing of a magic tree with funny faces turned out:
And I just have colored fruits:
And you probably already noticed a flower with a tablet core in the first photo of this post.
As they say: “The process has begun!” and my help was no longer needed at all, I just sat side by side and scribbled sketches on a sheet of paper. But my daughter came up with it and implemented it. This is a flower meadow with a sun in the shape of a cow’s face:
And this is a dog that won an exhibition of its own kind:
What would it be like without a ferret (drawn with colored pencils):
There were also marine and ship themes (however, this drawing was created last summer, but I decided to include it in the review of works):
And we created this work on canvas together (I painted the raging sea) after visiting the exhibition “Scarlet Sails”:
Another drawing of a magic tree reminded me of an image from the paintings of artist Maria Trudler, whose blog my daughter watched with me some time ago. Apparently, the amazing lines sunk into her soul that she decided to put them on paper.
The additions in the form of splashes of happiness and gilding of the tablets are mine.
I also did the curls in the corners, because I don’t like empty spaces.
Almost all psychologists say that it is necessary not only to create together with children, but also to organize exhibitions of joint creativity. So today I did one of these. I hope you liked it and you will also be carried away by this idea. After all, by developing the creative abilities of our children, we help them explore the world of miracles, goodness and beauty.
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Does my child need creativity?
You decide.
Just take it for granted:
Firstly, creativity is directly related to motor skills:
- Developed motor skills → developed speech.
Secondly, preschoolers think in images, unlike adults:
- More images → better mental development.
- Developed imaginative thinking → developed imagination.
- Developed imagination and fantasy → non-standard train of thought and unconventional thinking.
- Unconventional thinking → successful advancement in life.
Thirdly, creativity is a way through which children can express their emotions, experiences, and establish their own importance.
Of course, creativity is not a pill for all problems. But one of the foundations of harmonious education. Harmony of the body and harmony of the spirit are laid down with creativity, among other things. We are designed in such a way that we are drawn to beauty and we have the power to show this beauty to our children.
