Letting Go

Creativity is so important for children. It's not a matter of IF you will give your child a chance to express themselves, it's a matter of HOW. Often, as adults, we stifle without even knowing we do it. How many times have you scolded a child for not staying in the lines? No you? Maybe you didn't scold. You just reminded them. Coloring within the lines is a skill that SHOULD be learned. However, we seem to lose sight of the chance to flow, and fall OUTSIDE as well. What will happen when the colors colide? What will happen if the lines are blurred? These are things that we should encourage children to discover on their own! There are so many oportunities for children to be free in art. Who's to say that there shouldn't BE a turkey that is purple? Just think of the things we would not have if the world were only filled with things the way they should be...
First of all, there would be no Cat or his Hat for that matter.
There would be no invention.
There would be no Shel Silverstein.
No Sarah Silvia Synthia Stout.

I encourage you. Allow your child the chance to explore. There are enough lines to stay inside at school, and at home. In their art, let them be FREE......

Listen to the MUSTN'TS
Listen to the DON'TS
Listen to the SHOULDN'TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WON'TS
Listen to the NEVER HAVES
Then Listen close to ME~
Anything can happen, child,
ANYTHING can be.


~Shel Silverstein