Creative Writing: Creative Activity

Creative Activities

I was a little hesitant about taking this class because I do not see myself as creative. However, I enjoyed taking this class and have learned so much and discovered I can be creative if I put my mind to it. I thought creative meant that you had to be able to draw, paint, and just have an eye for art. I also felt these skills had to be done perfectly because it would be more appealing to others. That was not the case in this class I learned that art should be open ended. This is the best way for children to learn. Children need to be exposed to the materials and not limited. They should be able to create what they want instead of something adult oriented. This is new for me because I thought parents would enjoy perfectly put together projects because they would be able to identify what the children was making and learning. However, they need to be educated on opened ended art through a newsletter or pamphlet. Explaining that we are coming away from doing traditional art but child center art where children art work is original because they are using their own mi...