Art is an important thing because without art there would be no music, no books, no television shows or movies, and there would never be any new inventions of any kind. That is why it is so important to cultivate a love of art with your children. Start them on their path to art appreciation at a young age.
Many schools no longer have art programs, so it is extremely important to instill this love of the arts at home. Even if you aren’t an artistic person yourself you can still teach your children to love it, and maybe even learn something with them.
Buy Them Instruments
While you may not want to invest hundreds of dollars into a guitar and lessons too early in your child’s life, you do want them to experience the joys of both listening to and playing music. Listen to music is the easy part. You can play stuff for them that is child-friendly and even play them all your favorites.
Shop for fun, smaller instruments (good for little hands) to let them get their feet wet. Things like castanets and rhythm sticks can keep little hands busy for awhile. Although you’ll need to get used to all that extra noise.
Make Anything Into Art Supplies
When it comes to creating art you can use anything. Turn old boxes into sculptures, make self-portraits out of noodles and rice, and paint with kitchen ingredients.
You can also invest in some actual art supplies if your children seem to like to draw, color, sculpt, or do other artistic forms. It can be fun, and you can create art with them. You can even watch old episodes of Bob Ross online and learn his art techniques together.
Play Make Believe With Them
If not for playing make believe there wouldn’t be little kids growing up to be actors and actresses. There would be no broadway plays, there would be no TV shows and movies. Playing make believe will help your kids develop their imagination.
Some kids might find they like to sing when playing make believe. Some may find they want to be doctors or lawyers after playing make believe. It’s an important part of the developmental process.
Start Writing Stories Together
Writing is another excellent art form and you should start as early as you can with your little ones, even if you’re the one writing down the stories they come up with. You might even want to start recording them when they’re telling you stories (and you know little ones love to tell stories).
You can also work with your children with writing prompts that help them develop a story. Another fun and creative thing to do with them as they get older is to have them rewrite the endings to some of their favorite stories.