VOL. 67 NO. 30
The Paper That ’s Going Places!
MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2014
Junior artists take a hold of creativity with a splash
Vegreville’s Lions Spray Park and Playground on July 24. Parent Link Centre and Vegreville Centennial Library held this event because they believe in the value of children’s play and know how many development skills children gain from doing artwork. (Rosanne Fortier/Photo)
Rosanne Fortier As gentle splashes of water greeted and cooled off over 40 youngsters who participated in the Art in the Park event on July 24 at Vegreville’s Lions Spray Park and Playground, young artists said, “Look what I did,” as they proudly displayed their artwork and expressed, ‘who they were’ and ‘what they thought’ at the moment with their fellow playmates. The decorating accents of purples and pinks, yellows and magentas and many more colors invited people to
look at their work that resembled flowers, rivers and more in each imaginative piece. McKenna Makowecki’s t-shirt was a hit with the children as they pressed their painted hands on it to display their unique fingerprints. Then the morning was capped with the children having a picnic with their new friends. Parent Link Centre and Vegreville Centennial Library partnered to hold this event. McKenna Makowecki, summer student with
ParentLink explained how this event benefits children. “Art helps to encourage imaginative expression. The children are having so much fun creating different designs, textures and being creative. It gives them a chance to get down and dirty which is always beneficial for children’s development. This event is like a walking canvas.” Jenna Stoyko, one of the Program Coordinators for Parent Link said, “The children learn so many things from doing artwork. This event promotes playing,
This youngster was one of the younger painters who participate in the Art in the Park event, which was held by Parent Link Centre and Vegreville Centennial Library and meant for children from infant to sixyears-old. (Rosanne Fortier/ Photo)
which we feel is so important. Painting develops children’s fine motor skills, teaches them spatial reasoning, measuring and consistency and when they work with textures, their sensory development increases. They also learn about different colours, the colour-wheel and colour- mixing.”
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