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Through creative art, children may be able to represent experiences that they cannot verbalize. They may draw pictures out of proportion, exaggerating things that are important to them. When we value children’s creativity, we help them feel valued as people, raising their self-esteem.

http://www.education.com/reference/article/art-center-enhances-children-development/

How the Art Center Enhances Children's Development | Education.com Examines how exposure to art can increase children's artistic knowledge while enhancing their emotional, social, cognitive, and physical development.

http://www.parents.com/toddlers-preschoolers/development/intellectual/why-art-and-creativity-are-important/

Why Art and Creativity Are Important Want your child to get the most out of making art? Let her create in her own way at her own pace.

When child care providers offer art activities, they are supporting children's large and small muscle development, as well as their eye-hand coordination. Using crayons, markers, and paintbrushes helps children practice the fine motor control they will need for writing later on.

http://articles.extension.org/pages/25680/creative-art-helps-children-develop-across-many-domains

Creative Art Helps Children Develop across Many Domains - eXtension

When children work together in the art area, they learn to share, to interact with others, to be responsible for cleanup, and to put materials away. These are positive and important changes for social learning.

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