Priyanka Desai

Why Curiosity is an Important ingredient in kids learning process?

Curiosity is one of the most important trait/skills to be acquired by children at an early age. It enhances creativity; learning experience and keeps them away from boredom. Their curious mind will let them explore new activities, take risks and ultimately create their own success stories.  

One such activity to do along with kids is ‘Tissue Color Art’. We had immense fun performing this activity…. we also tried this experiment multiple times where I enjoyed doing it too:)) The best part was to see the curious look on my kids face while doing this activity.


Do try this out!


Setup:

Gather all the materials – Tissue paper; Sketch Pens; Bowl, Water

Procedure:
-Take tissue paper with a size that can fold into two

    -Draw any design of your choice on the top side of the tissue with a sketch pen in order to get an impression on the 2nd layer as well

    -Go to the 2nd layer and fill it with colors…be cautious while coloring, as the tissue paper is delicate -do color it softly

    -And you are ready! Take a bowl and fill it with water

    -Keep the tissue with the top side facing up (ensure that kids keep it slowly and both the layers fall over each other) and here you go….

      #TissueArt #Colourful #AbsorptionExperiment #ColorMixing

      Do try this out or if you have already experimented this with your kiddo, do share your video in the comment section.

      Published by Priyanka Desai

      “Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while” – Steve Jobs I have always been passionate about creating opportunities for children to hone their creative thinking and problem-solving skills, which they could uphold till their adulthood too. What captivates me is their innocence, intense curiosity and keen desire to learn new things. My mom inspired me to teach, she was a gifted teacher and was loved by all her students. This is why teaching became my part-time profession where I taught children, played with them or simply interacted with them at different levels. I am a Marketing Communications professional for over the past 8 years and have worked in different sectors. I had to pause my work as I had become a mum to a beautiful baby girl and we named her Siya which means ‘Goddess Sita’. Kids -Aren’t they precious and innocent human beings? Well, when my baby was born, we were on cloud nine. We found all her actions so cute and adorable. And I love this subject, that being said, it was also tough and seemed frustrating at times. Gone are the days we sat imagining and experimenting things, today’s children like to get introduced to many new things each day/each minute. With the digital age, my kid got exposed to mobile phones, internet, tabs at a very young age which then became a go-to method to ensure that she ate her meal, got ready to go to school, after school hours as well. Due to which I found my baby distracted, bored and with lesser attention span to do anything. I always used to think, is it possible for me to keep her away from these devices, not completely but whenever possible? I am sure most of the parents must be facing the same issue as I am. This compelled me to do hands-on experiments and keep her engaged in activities that fostered creative spirit and kept her mind healthy. In this creative world, where creative thinking is required at every stage of our lives, the challenge of learning becomes even harder for the next generations. Developing the sense of creativity in children ‘right from the formative age’ is the key to this problem. Everything I write about in my blog is geared towards the right use of creativity and how everyone in a child’s ecosystem i.e parents, grand-parents, teachers, coach etc. can help a child stand-out in this innovative world by making learning a fun element. This could help them adapt and face the unpredictable challenges easily. I hope that my blog will encourage and help you figure out ways to keep a child engaged in creative activities, as at the end of the day, the goal of any adult is to spend quality time with children where every day will be a new learning and enjoyable experience with them! The blog also focuses on children’s health & nutrition, recipes to prepare with them, Mom to be/baby care tips and advice by industry experts and so on. Hope you’ll hang out with me here on my blogs so that we can together explore ways to encourage children to express their emotions and become a good learner.

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