Abrakadoodle’s Kids’ Imagination Project has challenged children to create art around the open-ended theme: “Imagine.”
Kids really enjoy expressing their thoughts, ideas, wishes, hobbies and interests through the visual arts. Whether they are inspired by a favorite character, book, television program, nature, friends and family, mystical places and creatures or their pet, children benefit by depicting images that reflect what’s important to them. The art (left) was created by Dareion, age 12 of Baltimore, Maryland. Ask your children open-ended questions, such as, “Tell me about your art?” “What’s happening in that picture?” “Why did you choose that color?” “How would you caption your art?”
Imagination is a sensory experience, as evidenced by the art (right) produced by Kayla, age 12 of Arvada, Colorado, who writes, “I really wanted to feel the silky feathers of a baby duck, and so I drew some.”
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Abrakadoodle is devoted to helping children tap their imaginations in our art classes, camps and parties. There are so many ways in which you can help your children connect with creativity now and throughout the year.
great outdoors to appreciate the sky, plants, grasses, trees, animals, insects and more! Have them collect leaf samples or observe little critters that make their homes in nature. Turn off the TV and turn on some music. Talk about your children’s dreams, hopes, aspirations and fantasies. Promote playful movement in terms of dance and song. Use socks without mates to make puppets or sock dolls. The ideas are endless!