Children art therapy is a modern direction of art therapy aimed to use different types of creative work in order to provide psychological aid and contribute to children development.
Art therapy classes on regular basis help to:
-relax, relieve emotional tension;
-increase awareness and emotional intelligence of a child (improve understanding of their feelings and emotions, ability to express their emotions);
-develop mental processes, memory and attention;
-develop imagination and creativity, capacity to express themselves;
-develop motor skills;
-reduce level of anxiety and aggression;
-work with fears and isolation;
Examples of directions of children art therapy:
- Fine art
- Sand therapy
- Clay and dough plasticity
- Fairytale therapy
- Musical therapy
- Dancing and motor therapy
- Mandala therapy
- Textile art therapy