Is it OK to Throw Away Children's Art? - Joint Initiatives

Is it OK to Throw Away Children’s Art?

Children make art constantly. From the earliest age, adults press crayons into their hands. Art offers kids something to do, and folk wisdom holds that it’s good for them, too. But after the activity is over, the artwork sticks around. And that’s where the problems start.

My young children leave their art everywhere. I find most of it on the floor. It gets ripped, crumpled, or marked up with footprints. I confront it mostly when bending over to pick it up. Often, I encounter a drift of several layers of drawings, spilling off glitter and painted rice. Others tumble off the refrigerator.

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https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/09/throw-your-childrens-art-away/570379/

 

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