Mistakes
Sometimes Ellie makes mistakes. Ellie is allowed to make mistakes in her work. When you allow a mistake without being critical you learn a new way of seeing art. There are no Mistakes in ART...! When encouraging a young artist we do not want to point out their mistakes. How can you turn a mistake into something else? When we learn to bite our tongue and not criticize, we allow children to problem solve on their own. This is critical for development of problem solving skills.
Never punish a child for making a mistake. Always help them problem solve so they learn to turn what seems to be wrong into something right. There are no mistakes! Pick a time to create with your child when you have time. Clear your schedule so that there are no distractions. In this way you allow a creative flow to happen.
Ellie's thought of the day - When you see beauty in art you are ready to have fun
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