tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726939419554373493.post7058809400532547234..comments2023-10-29T03:27:56.528-07:00Comments on Elsie's Art Playpen: Elsie Hickey Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15376543742728420811noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726939419554373493.post-63444354086927055312010-08-10T10:54:41.974-07:002010-08-10T10:54:41.974-07:00Hi, Kim,
Welcome!
Oh, yes, yes, yes....developing ...Hi, Kim,<br />Welcome!<br />Oh, yes, yes, yes....developing in children the art of conversation, discussion rather than evaluation and judgment is so important! You know fear of having one judging one's art work keeps many adults from taking art classes! <br />I need to get back to my promise to give some help to parents! Thanks for joining in!Elsie Hickey Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376543742728420811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726939419554373493.post-73288566187128404822010-07-29T05:10:06.959-07:002010-07-29T05:10:06.959-07:00Hi Elsie!
Just popped over from WetCanvas.
I w...Hi Elsie!<br /><br />Just popped over from WetCanvas. <br /><br />I was a preschool teacher for many years before I came home to home school my youngest son (graduated from HS last June--yay!)<br /><br />I love, love, LOVE, your attitude toward children and art (or really any sort of self expression). That is precisely the way I ran my classroom.<br /><br />If you can use this blog to teach mothers (and sadly, even teachers) how to foster joy and exploration in children, you will be doing a great service.<br /><br />I'll throw my 2 cents in, too, from time to time!<br /><br />I think if I could give new moms one important piece of advice regarding fostering creativity it would be this: There are two dangers: 1) a lack of engagement and interest in the child's parents or caregivers and 2) too much praise given for every little thing.<br /><br />Kids want you to see and share--not necessarily critique. They know when they've worked hard or tried something new and they know when they haven't. Overwhelming praise is as destructive to creativity and expression as a lack of interest. You are exactly right when you say that entering into a conversation with the child is the right response--that builds language skills as well as warm relationships, a sense of safety in exploration, and generally promotes learning.<br /><br />Can you tell this is a subject near and dear to my heart?Kim from Hiraethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16593935060666484046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726939419554373493.post-19181217171623513652010-06-14T15:17:02.752-07:002010-06-14T15:17:02.752-07:00HI, Amie,
Great idea, Amie. Maybe I'll write s...HI, Amie,<br />Great idea, Amie. Maybe I'll write some stuff on kids and art ideas in the blog!<br />Basically, you just give them plenty of materials:<br />crayons, pencils, cut up paper, scraps, glue, cloth scraps, playdoh, and be there to ooo and ahhhh, and hang up the results in your home gallery....ours started on the frig when Julia was little and then went down the stairs to the basement and up the stairs to the second floor and the halls! But, a big important step is to talk about what they are doing, colors, shapes, textures....more language time! <br />ElsieElsie Hickey Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376543742728420811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726939419554373493.post-59680999560439964872010-06-13T23:21:54.081-07:002010-06-13T23:21:54.081-07:00I found your blog through Ben's blog.Now I kno...I found your blog through Ben's blog.Now I know why he's so smart...an artistic grandma and a math prof for a mom!<br />I recently noticed that my 3 year old really enjoys playing with colours and she knows at least 10 colours.She enjoys drawing too and can draw a face with eyes,nose,ears,mouth and hair without anyone teaching her!Maybe her hearing impairment makes her a more visual child.Hope you'll give some tips on how to encourage young children to explore their artistic side.Yantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089591370125328235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726939419554373493.post-3320517011574900702010-06-13T19:19:31.067-07:002010-06-13T19:19:31.067-07:00Thanks, Julia!
It's about time I jumped into t...Thanks, Julia!<br />It's about time I jumped into the blog bog and got my feet wet!<br />Love,<br />MOMElsie Hickey Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376543742728420811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726939419554373493.post-35568886359604897372010-06-13T13:22:41.602-07:002010-06-13T13:22:41.602-07:00Hi, Mom! Great first post, and I *love* the paste...Hi, Mom! Great first post, and I *love* the pastel painting! I'm so glad you started this blog; it's going to make it so much easier for me to stay current on your artistic activities. Looking forward to future posts....Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065377267682881396noreply@blogger.com