Children experience more satisfaction and sense of accomplishment when they participate in creative art activities. Bible concepts are reinforced through what the teachers say as the children work. Many preschoolers have not developed fine motor skills to the point where this task is easily accomplished. The sense of accomplishment and satisfaction are undermined, the process is not fun, and children are not learning at their best because they may get frustrated or upset. Creative art activities allow for differences in development and provide opportunities for all preschoolers to feel successful and challenged.
Patterns sometimes can be frustrating, too.
Preschoolers are forced to make something that represents someone else's idea of creativity, not their own. Their completed craft looks the same as every other child's. The focus is on the finished result, not the exploration of materials and expression. The activity in the curriculum materials focus more on the act of creating, not the resulting picture or product. Teachers can use the child's involvement in the activity as a teaching moment, directly relating biblical truths to what the child is doing, connecting the Bible to the child's life.