Window to a Child's World Most small kids love to draw and paint. It gives them an opportunity to play with colours, water and other material, and also provides them with a medium through which to explore their world.
Children use drawing as an outlet to 'air' their lively imagination.
Parents and teachers should try to understand the different stages in child art because it can help them enhance the child's creativity. Right from the time that they first learn to hold a crayon or a pencil in their hand, children progress through different stages of development in their creative expression. Each stage is marked by certain characteristics which show up repeatedly in their art work. But before we discuss these stages, it is pertinent to point out that not all kids develop in the same way. The stages given below are generalized as far as the age-groups are concerned.