The impact of art in children's development: a creative touch

Categories: Child Development

Throughout their development, children are exposed to many themes to support their awareness, curiosity, and growth. Among these themes is art, which can play a very important role in a child's development. Arts are indeed a fabulous way to develop creativity, socialize, have fun, and much more.

What does art bring to children?

If art has such an important place from an early age, especially in school, it's because it brings a lot to children. Indeed, offering artistic awareness activities to young children provides the opportunity to:

  • Increase self-esteem: Each creation is an opportunity to evoke a sense of pride.
  • Improve communication: Art allows communication with others through means other than speech, it allows the expression of certain emotions differently than with words.
  • Promote eye-hand coordination: Artistic practice is also a very good way to promote motor skills in children, especially in younger ones.
  • Increase concentration: It's also a way to focus on a task that requires full attention.
  • Foster creativity: Art naturally boosts a child's creativity. It opens up many horizons and allows them to consider things from new perspectives.
  • Improve the senses: Artistic practice also helps develop the senses by focusing on sight, as well as touch, smell, or hearing. It is a very stimulating activity.
  • Helps to relax: If you want to offer your child a calm activity, discovering artworks or creating their own is a great way to relax.

What is artistic awareness?

Artistic awareness encompasses all practices aimed at fostering sensitivity to art in a child. In other words, it can be anything from viewing an exhibition to creating a drawing. Just as you dedicate time to reading, playing, practicing a sport or other activities, you can set aside time to focus on your child's artistic awareness.

Of course, the choice of activities will vary depending on the child's age and preferences. The idea is for your child to enjoy discovering art to refine their taste for aesthetics and become increasingly curious.

How to raise children's awareness of art?

Do you want to offer artistic awareness activities to your children? There are many ways to approach this theme as a family!

Setting up an art-friendly space in the bedroom

You have the possibility to set up a space dedicated to drawing, reading, or even music in your child's room. Most often, installing a desk will be the most suitable option. Besides, it will also be perfect for doing homework. If you lack space in the room, why not opt for installing a loft bed?

The children's loft bed is a raised bed. Indeed, loft beds are models that resemble bunk beds, but without the lower sleeping area. With a single loft bed, you can easily install a desk right underneath it. There is also the possibility of opting for a loft bed with an integrated desk, such as our white and midnight blue Opus loft bed with wardrobe and desk. The children's loft bed is therefore perfect for installing a desk that will also serve as a creative space and allow you to optimize storage space in a child's room.

Provide artistic materials

If you want to develop your child's artistic awareness, practicing art is an excellent way to achieve this. Therefore, some materials may be necessary, especially to experiment with different possibilities. A few sheets of paper and felt-tip pens or colored pencils are more than enough if you want to keep it simple, but you can also opt for paint, modeling clay, musical instruments, etc.

Offer one activity at a time to see what your child likes and what suits their age best. Moreover, you can find many creative ideas online that require very little equipment.

Opting for art classes

If your child discovers a passion for painting, music, pottery, or something else, why not enroll them in a dedicated class? There, they will have access to all the necessary equipment to develop their practice, as well as guidance from a professional. It will also be an opportunity to meet other children who share the same passion and socialize around an artistic theme.

Enjoy family outings

There is no shortage of cultural events, even in the smallest towns. Concerts, exhibitions, and other festivals are a great way to discover different artists and practices. These cultural outings to share with the family will be an opportunity to enjoy a good time together. Moreover, workshops dedicated to children may be offered on-site to provide them with an age-appropriate approach.

Sharing what we love

Finally, don't forget to share your tastes with your child. Painting, music, film, all the artistic creations that you enjoy can also help them awaken to art. However, be aware that you also risk your child not necessarily falling in love with your preferences, so don't take it personally.