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FUELING IMAGINATION: STEPS TO MAKE KIDS IMAGINATIVE
Children are the future generation. They require proper guidance if they are to achieve greatness in life. Many of them may express themselves through art and become artists later in life. Art needs structure too. So, if they are to become gifted artists in the future they must hone their skills from a very young age. As a parent, it is your duty to see whether the child is given a proper environment to express themselves in an artistic way. Parents cannot guide a child to become a successful artist but they can surely help them cultivate the sensibilities. Read this article to find out more about how you can guide your children in a more disciplined manner.
No TV: Long hours of watching TV can be, no doubt, harmful. Children who consume TV mindlessly turn out to be less productive. Watching TV is a passive act. There is no scope of interacting or asserting one’s imagination. It dulls the mind. The adults too should cut down on their TV time.
Storybooks: Storybooks are great instruments for improving a child’s imagination. You can buy lots of storybooks for your kids. There can never be enough books in a house. Children these days learn a lot of things online too. You can direct their hunger for education to various online learning portals. There are different techniques such as blended learning and focus studying. These techniques help a child learn their craft better and faster.
Art: It is important to create your own art. Let children make things with their hands. Engage them in building new things. Whatever the outcome may be, the parents should always be appreciative of their efforts. When they create their own art, they’ll have a sense of independent accomplishment. This will initiate growth and artistic sensibilities. Schools should introduce programs that allow students to introduce new art classes that allow young students to display their creations to a wider audience. Kids can publish their art online for a wider audience to appreciate their work.
Movie Nights: Parents should introduce children to world movies. TV time should be restricted, as mentioned before but you can’t eliminate the whole experience altogether. Instead of watching junk pop culture, the kids should be made familiar with world classics. Good movies are essentially stories that excite the mind. If the young ones develop a taste to good movies, their taste will never run dry.
Art Galleries: Depending on the age of the kids, they can be taken to art galleries in town. They might not understand what is right in front of them. it is not necessary to understand art in a structured manner. The adults can analyse them for the children or they can let the children decide for themselves what that art really meant. Watching great art up close will give them the understanding to differentiate between what is an art and what is not art. For an art critic, this sense of understanding is crucial.
The kids should be allowed to appreciate nature itself. The natural setting is full of the source and inspiration of all art form. All the colours and the joys are in nature. Let your kids find their own ways of making art. As a parent, it is important for you to show them all the doors and let them know the options.
Umar Nisar was born and raised in the busy city of Abbottabad. As a journalist, Umar Nisar has contributed to many online publications including PAK Today and the Huffing Post. In regards to academics, Umar Nisar earned a degree in business from the Abbottabad UST, Havelian. Umar Nisar follows the money and covers all aspects of emerging tech here at The Hear Up.
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