Painting and coloring can help to strengthen children’s motor skills. Holding and moving the crayons correctly is one of the mark making activities in EYFS that help the muscles of the fingers grow, become stronger and enhance the coordination between the nerves of the brain and the hands and eyes.
Mark making activities for preschoolers helps children to have better handwriting and also to manipulate objects (such as opening and closing buttons, shoelaces, beads, etc.). They perform better even in activities and tasks that require motor agility as well as sports. We also have mark making activities for 1-year-olds that help them to discover the world better.
When your beloved children begin to discover their unique talents and characteristics, one of the options is painting which is one of the mark making activities in the early years in our nursery.
The main benefits of activities for mark making in early years include the following:
The muscles of their hands are made to move, which allows them to grow mentally and grow physically.
Through our outdoor mark making activities, children learn to experiment and explore. Achieve new results by combining colors and enjoying them. Playing with colors not only enhances a child’s creativity but also develops their other skills in a variety of ways. With mark making activities toddlers, they become proficient in mental skills such as counting, learning shapes and problem-solving. When children draw without fear of mistakes, they can confidently take bigger steps.
We have activities that promote mark making and writing skills