Productivity-Look What They Made in One Session!

For Most children, several products emerge spontaneously from a 1- hour session, the average being two-and- one-half. Younger children tend to be more prolific, while older youngsters tend to spend more time on individual products (Rubin, 2005).

A seven year old girl started with color mixing with OIL PASTEL. She not only named each of them but also made them in different design of strokes. 

Prolific drawing in another girl's own sketch book.

Painting allow children to show their affect and response to color. It gives the evidence of child's capacity for conceptual thinking (Kramer, 1983)

   

The girl did painting of butterfly and a clay-made jewry box in one session. Both artwork had lots of details on them.

In only one session, children are able to elaborate their thoughts and artistic talent in diverse materials. As long as they are organized with these materials during 1.5 hour, we provide least restrictive class for children to reveal their own unique reaction.

a boy was creating his second page of his hand-made story book.

References:

Kramer, E. (1983). An art therapy evaluation session for children. American Journal of Art Therapy, vol 23, 3－12. 

Rubin, J.A. (2005). Child art therapy—25^th anniversary edition. Hoboken, New Jersey:  John Wiley & Sons, Inc.