As you can see from my Instragram posts, my Nadyas and I super love art & craft.
I have grown up loving art the most in school. I remember always doing well for it. Not that I want to brag about it or anything but I guess I have to mention it for the purpose of this entry. I remember my art pieces always being displayed in school. I remember going up the stage as the winner for several art competitions in school. I remember always scoring almost full points for art examinations. I remember my favourite Malay teacher in secondary school, Cikgu Taha, always putting me in charge of the bulletin board for his classroom. I remember sending in dedications to Kate Reyes who was with 98.7 FM during my teenage days, and winning “Letter of the Day.”
Such fond & beautiful memories.
I attribute all those fond memories I have till now to my mum who discovered my love for art early. She nurtured and encouraged me, instead of forcing me to perform master pieces each time in school. It was always a pleasure showing Mak my final art pieces because she would always be so proud of all of them, and would even display them in the living room. Sometimes, they might not be that perfect to me but Mak was still proud of them nevertheless. Hehehe.
My point is, if your child has a natural talent for art, nurture without forcing. Once there is a force factor, it might just cause your child to burn out and subsequently, hate anything to do with art.
And phew! I am just thankful that my Nadyas and my husband love art as much as I do. Oh yes, Tatek is really good in art, you know? I think he can draw better than me!
Like mummy, like daddy, like daughters.
Such a perfect family. 
At home, we do art each time the girls get bored. Inside the girls’ cupboard, I actually have separated their art materials into different categories – coloured pencils, crayons, markers, paint, and the miscellaneous art & craft materials. So each time they need to use a certain media, they know which box to take out without asking.
Once your child has enough art materials, it’s easy from there – just allow him/her to doodle or dabble and let his/her imagination to run wild. Normally, I will also sit down with my Nadyas, draw something as well, and spend quality time with them along the way.
And if you are like me, there is also one more thing you can do – engage your child in as many art activities and enrichment classes as possible. The Nadyas have been attending art enrichment classes weekly but hey, there can never be an overdosage of art!
For the upcoming June holidays, we will be going to WowART Learning Studio for their School Holiday Workshops!
Just look at the various school holiday workshops which WowART will be organizing! Ooops! Just realized that you are not able to view the different types of workshops and camps they will be organizing and I am not going to delete what I already typed. Hahahaha! So do email or contact them to find out more! Bluek!
There is really something for all kids from the ages of 2.5 years old to 12 years old! Truthfully, I am still confused as to which workshop to enroll the Nadyas in because they are all so tempting. Therefore, I am going to just let the girls decide.
What I like about WowART is how the class sizes are kept small regardless of the response. Like WowART, I too think that it is really important to keep the class size at its minimal when introducing art to children because each child should get the most out of his/her learning experience. The well trained instructors will also be able to nurture and encourage each child unconditionally. So art classes at WowART are really unlike art classes in community centres, if you really need me to compare.
Just look at the WowART piece by a 3.5 years old kid! (My twins’ age!)
And this WowART piece was done by a 5 years old kid! (Sharleez’s age!)
Impressive right?
Come on, join me and the Nadyas at WowART!
If you register before May 22 2012, you will enjoy 5% discount!
So call WowART now at 63522221 or visit their website HERE.
To end it off, I just have to put this WOW expressions made by my Nadyas.
“The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist.”
