Children and art

By Medicine Hat News on October 21, 2017.

Metro Editorial

Children have long been drawn to expressing themselves through art. According to developmental experts, colouring stimulates creativity, contributes to better handwriting, teaches colour recognition, and can promote hand-eye coordination.

Colouring books can help children learn to recognize boundaries and structure and develop spacial awareness.

Crayons have long been a favourite tool for coloring, and over the years certain colors have emerged as fan favourites. Crayola conducted polls in 1993 and 2000 to find out the most popular colours of crayons in America. Blue was voted the favourite both times. Six other shades of blue, including cerulean, midnight blue, aquamarine, periwinkle, denim and blizzard blue, finished among the top 10. Purple heart, caribbean green and cerise rounded out the top 10.

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