Why is Painting so Valuable?

Children form many connections and ideas of how the painting process works 

for them, as well as what they enjoy about it.  Watch a child painting and you 

will see a fully engaged child. We can almost see children’s thoughts, such as, 

“When I push my brush flat, my line gets bigger”, 

or “I like stirring this, but I don’t want to put it on paper or touch it”,

 or “I mixed red with more red and orange, and got fire color red!”

 While we listen and observe, we may begin to understand the way a child perceives his world, his developmental abilities, and his needs or interests.

By Morah Estee