FINGER PAINTING

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 48, Issue 2818, 5 October 1938, Page 2

FINGER PAINTING

GAUGE OF CHILD’S REACTIONS

An interesting method of instruction in kindergarten and nursery schools was described by Miss Mary Wright, of Melbourne, who passed through Auckland recently on her way to England. “Finger painting is one of the most efficient means of gauging the psychological reactions of children,” said Miss Wright. “They are not shown or directed in the making of their pictures. They choose their own colours and designs and title their own pictures. “An exhibition of finger painting held in Sydney recently, in conjunction with a larger art exhibition, attracted much attention from the public. Parents are more interested in this branch of their children’s activities than in any other. The children who was living in Italy. It was not to eight years of age. Even in 'blending their own colours they show great adaptability. “Finger paining in its modern sense was startted by Miss Ruth Shaw, gho was living in Italy. It was not entirely new, however, as the old masters used their thumbs- to achieve design. The paint used by the children is mixed to a very thick consist-

ency and treated to guard against staining hands and clothes.”