The Roanoker Sept/October 2023 - 83
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written by
Stephanie Fallon
The fridge isn't the only
place for your children's art!
he first time you send
your kids off to school, you may
not be prepared for all the things
they will bring back with them:
new friends, facts and lessons
they can't wait to share, a fresh list of new
songs to sing while they clean up or tie their
shoes... and an absolutely astounding amount
of art projects.
Nearly every day you'll go to take their
lunch box and folder with school announcements
from their backpack only to find wads
of semi-crushed construction paper, handfuls
of painted popsicle sticks and loose googly eyes.
Reams of printer paper will showcase drawings
that range from Jackson Pollock-style mixed
media pieces to a single pencil line so faint
you might accidentally mistake it as an accident,
tossing it into the recycling bin during
your quick clean up. Woe is the parent who
makes this fatal error in front of their child,
who believes that all artwork belongs in their
parents' permanent collection. Before you know
it, the refrigerator is a collage of paper, and
you're desperately piling everything else into
storage boxes, or offloading it onto grandparents
and aunties disguised as " special cards just
for them. "
Artmaking is an essential part of child
development, helping to foster creativity, motor
skills and even aid in emotional regulation. But
while the journey is so often the destination
for these projects, you still end up with a lot
of stuff at the end of it. The amount of art a
child can produce will far outweigh them at the
end of each year, and can easily take over your
house if you don't have a plan.
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