HOW CHILDREN EXPLORE AND VISUALIZE NATURE THROUGH ART
Children encounter nature with wonder, closeness and openness. Art gives children a language for critically observing, processing and honoring nature. Children’s images of nature are often full of joy, respect, symbolism and empathy for nature. In children’s art, nature is something they themselves are a part of. Seeing how children visualize nature reminds us to see – not just what nature is, but how it feels. Art gives children a language to observe, process and honor nature. Through drawing, painting and construction, they build relationships with animals, plants, weather and landscape. Seasons become moods, insects become characters, and the forest can be both home and fairytale world. Children’s pictures of nature are often full of joy, symbolism and empathy for nature. In children’s art, nature is something they themselves are a part of. Seeing how children create nature reminds us to see – not just what nature is, but how it feels.
