Absolutely! At four children are curious and imaginative. They like doing “grown up stuff”. KLLC (or Kids Look Listen Create) integrates their skills and abilities to facilitate interest, create engagement, and build basis for future involvement with classical music and fine art.
Imagine coming into the room with some four-year-olds carrying a big thick book full of grownup paintings. (How often preschoolers get to see or hold such “grown up” article?) Now, imagine showing Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer. Who do they think she is? A princess? A queen? A Fairy Godmother?
Those are just a few simple techniques to spark the imagination and start the conversation with preschoolers about art.
In a similar way, young children could be led into the world of classical music. The whole idea is to bring it to their level, make them relate, and live with it if only for a short time. That’s what exposure is all about.
And then, of course, there is a creating craft part. Once you’ve been exposed to something fun, don’t you want to extend the experience, to be part of this magical world just a little longer? That’s what creating craft based on piece of music or art is doing for children. Not only it prolongs the interaction, but allows to bring a small part of this magic home.
And don’t forget that many preschoolers have not sharpened their fine motor skills yet. Most of them can’t create drawings or paintings resembling masterpieces they are looking at. But they can create a craft, their own masterpiece that makes them proud.
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Kids Inspired by Classical Music and FineArt 