With the development of technology, coloring has taken a back seat in children's learning. Coloring seems like a simple task but there are so many learning benefits for children when they are coloring.
Here are six learning benefits
of coloring activities.
1. Fine Motor Development: Coloring helps children develop
good finger grip. It provides an opportunity to practice holding a pencil the
correct way and aids in developing those fine motor muscles in their hands,
fingers, and wrist.
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2. Concentration: Children’s length of concentration
develops and improves over time. Coloring requires good concentration and this
type of focusing on one task can help a child develop his or her overall
concentration levels.
With over 90 pages of favorite nursery rhymes to color and more than 100 stickers to use, our Nursery Rhymes Coloring Book is perfect for practicing your coloring skills!
3. Color Recognition: Using different colors gives
children an opportunity to explore different combinations and lets them see how
they can change the appearance of the picture. It is great also for gaining
awareness of the lesser known colors.
4. Hand & Eye Coordination: Coloring
assists in the development of hand & eye coordination as the child learns
to color within the specified area. Staying inside the lines takes considerable
skill and when they master it, they gain a sense of pride and achievement.
5. Sense of Pride and Achievement: We
need to give young children every opportunity to gain self-confidence and a
sense of self-worth. If they can create something that is aesthetically
pleasing, then this will help in the positive development of their personality.
6. Creativity: Coloring stimulates creative
thinking. As their confidence grows, they are more likely to take risks
and experiment with color, patterns, and special effects with pencil or marker
strokes.
