Seeing Children Delight in Sensory Experiences

After describing an experience where two young girls completely immersed themselves in exploring chalk, author Deb Curtis (in her book Really Seeing Children), explains a transformation in her thinking about the value children derive from fully exploring art materials with all their senses.

"We are grateful to Jessica and Isabella for showing us how much more children see and engage with the sensory world than we imagined. We are now committed to presenting materials with an awareness of their fuller aesthetic possibilities and making time for children to explore them...Whether we observe children using paint, glue, clay or chalk, we will be eager to see children covering their hands, arms and faces and then reaching out to each other. From the initial dip of a finger to the colored water running down their arms at clean up, children see that life is meant to be experienced with all their senses!"

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