Show I ABOUT YOUR roue 1 j A HOME Encourage your child to paint Many psychologists have said for a long time that painting painting painting paint paint- ing is one of the surest ways to help a child express his feeling for beauty Your encouragement and interest in his work will make your child feel a real part of the home It will also help him to meet the adult world on his own terms Suitably framed your childs child's picture will be an interesting addition to almost any room in your home At worst it will be bea a conversation piece By encouraging children to create you are helping them to toa a fuller richer life lICe The joy their child will get from having one of his pictures beautifully framed and being g in the home will be reward enough to most parents It Is important for the parents to understand that it does not matter what your child paints nor how accurately accurately- 1 That comes later At first the rhythm and balance is what counts Your child will want t to please you most of all so keep most this In hi mind If child cannot your attend a class he can paint at home The necessary materials are few All he will need is construction con can paper 18 inches by 24 inches in assorted colors colas a set of poster paints bristle brushes in 1 inch t tinch inch and 4 1 inch sizes and a cup of or water for cleaning the brushes Perhaps the most important side of all this is that painting will help your child to see more mote He wi will 11 learn beauty to see e beauty in such simple things things' as rocks tree trunks and the way paint peels off of old wool wood As he grows older this appreciation nation elation will grow to include many things of nature and art art that some people never learn leara to e enjoy oj oy |