"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world."
- Albert Einstein
As the mother of two messy, noisy and active young boys, I am constantly aware of the chasm between my childhood and theirs, more in terms of generational differences than gender expectations.
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| My sons Thomas and James 'expressing' themselves. |
While my sons have been fortunate to attend schools that take the creative arts seriously, my most fondly remembered early arts encounters took place at home. These consisted of 'imagination' games with my brother; banging pots and pans for as long as our mother could stand the racket; and sculpting with home-made play dough until we forgot the 'rule' about not mixing colours! But, for me, the most formative experience of the arts came from picture books, both story and illustration. Particular favourites were those that were easy to hold, included engaging narratives and boasted bold, bright colours. Amongst them were Maria Bird's Andy Pandy and, of course, Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit.
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