Children's art shows an interpretation of their world and feelings, so it is important that it is a fun activity for them, she said. Children benefit from these activities by developing motor control.
Children also learn about nature and color properties when using clay and sculpting.
The 28th Annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts devoted yesterday to children's art. Through art, children learn cooperation, discipline and how to share and form new ideas, said Isabel Farrell, coordinator of the Hetzel Union Center for Arts and Crafts operates the summer arts camp for children. The camp gives children an opportunity to get away from outside forces, such as the home environment, and express themselves, Farrell said. The art projects the children do focus mainly on visual arts, such as painting and sculpture, but they also incorporate some performing arts, she said. Art makes children think through the process of creation from beginning to end, Farrell said.