Developmentally appropriate art is creative and process-driven. It's open-ended. There is no desired "product" or "outcome." When children create, they create for the joy of creating. It's important to make sure that you offer children the materials and time to create, but that's about all. They don't need help, they don't need to see an example, and they definitely don't need something drawn for them to color or paint. The best art activities you can provide are those that allow children to create what *they* want to create... no models to try to copy, no intended outcome.
"All children are born artists. The problem is to remain artist as we grow up." ~ Pablo Picasso
Agreed! It's also interesting to hear the stories brought about by their pictures...things you'd never imagine!
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