Let babies and toddlers get to grips with paint in their own fashion, says Alice Sharp - they're bound to turn it into a performance art
One of the most popular areas of the room for three- to five- year-olds within a nursery is the arts and crafts space. This can be just as true for the younger age groups.
Art activities offered provide babies and toddlers with the opportunity to explore, experiment, imitate, practise and create things with a wide range of materials.
Adults should beware of getting overly worried about the mess made in such sessions, the safety risks and their own role in them. They should focus on the benefits of such activities, and closely supervise them, but allow the art and creativity to take over. Cleaning up the children afterwards can become another experience in which they develop their play.
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