Tactile Art Projects Good For Kids
By Spramani Elaun
In my book Nurturing Children in The Visual Arts I share all the benefits to why sensory tactile exploring is beneficial for children.
Here are some of those benefits listed from my book.
- Sensory ability, cognition and fine motor control are all linked together.
- Our sensory system includes vision, touch, scent, hearing and taste.
- This system plays a vital role how we gather information from our environment.
- This type of cognitive processing is beneficial for deep learning and comprehending.
Tactile Learning By Sensory Touch
Tactile learning can be described as learning through touching with one’s own hands.
When a child touches an object, messages of information are sent through sensory nerves to the brain.
Tactile sensory sensations can help young children learn and understand ideas.
For a developing child, tactile exploring can also lead to better fine motor function and control.
A child’s manipulations or artwork are their understanding from tactile experiences.
If you would like to read more, I invite you to check out my book Nurturing Children in Visual Arts Naturally
Here are some tactile art projects I recommend to give kids more tactile experiences:
• Modeling clay play or sculpting small figures
• Coloring with crayons or oil pastels
• Painting with fingers and hands
• Painting with brushes
• Sponge painting
• Potato stamping
• Collage creating, cutting, tearing and glueing with hands
• Crafting with natural wool
• Wet-felting with hands
• Sewing and touching natural fabrics
• Mosaic designs with beads, stones or embellishments.
Nontoxic Art Supplies Only Recommended!
Tactile art projects involve touching art supplies directly with your bare hands so I highly recommended only use non-toxic art supplies.
I always recommend young children under 12 years only use art supplies that are non-toxic.
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