Why Children’s Art Should Never Look the Same

[Lorina]

In early childhood settings across the country, you can walk into a room and instantly tell what kind of art culture lives there. Sometimes you see walls lined with identical paper plate animals, each one carefully guided by an adult hand. Other times, you see a riot of colour, texture, and imagination—each piece unmistakably belonging to the child who created it.

The difference between these two environments is more than aesthetic. It speaks to the heart of our pedagogy, our image of the child, and our commitment to fostering creativity, agency, and authentic expression.

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Lorina