Messy Art for Kids – Unbridled Fun
BySummer’s right around the corner. School’s out or nearly out in most parts of the USA. Somewhere between child care arrangements and summer sporting events, why not schedule a day for some good, old-fashioned, messy fun?
Sherene Silverberg, a homeschooling mother of twins and writer for www.examiner.com, gave her kids the ultimate messy art experience last summer. She not only lived to tell about it, but it sounds as though she had as much fun as her kids.
Silverberg writes, “It was incredibly good for my soul to do an activity with these children that was full of sheer, unbridled fun. No one was expected to learn a thing, this was just about feeling the paint and clay between your fingers, smooshing it all about and creating with all the exuberance we could muster.”
You can read all about her ooey, gooey, messy art experience with her children and their friends here.
Although this wasn’t conceived as an educational experience or even as an ongoing hobby, by encouraging artistic freedom and creativity, we help our kids learn to express themselves in a healthy, fun, productive way. Just keep the soap and water handy!
