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When St�ven Spielberg - was
young buy, his father woke him at
a.m. and.hurriedliim outs* to wit-
ness a meteor shower. Spielbet„tre
calls the incident as being the #ene-
sis for -his film Close EncoUntets of
the Third Kind.
A young. Jim Rensen createdds.
first puppet with his mother's green
coat which she unselfishly:
for f .the • n. Tbe. puppe. ,won a
contest which led to a locai
pearance.
Some years later, }Jensen earned
national acclaims for another green
puppet — this one,named,Kermit
and his' friends the Muppets.
.The success of Spielberg and Hen-
sen is;a testimony to the positive role
parents can play in.developing their
children's creativity. But Edie- Pis
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fakir art. educator and consultant
for Iiiductt; says that
Orri-cluld is hzirn with thipotential
to be creative. The difference lies,
with the parentsand how they bring
that talent to- the surface.
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saysstoles'.
"What was important for Spiel -
berg and Hensen was the added
•benefitS they received from their
parents' effort to expose them to dif-
fere* experiences and to provide
supplies to make their ideas come to
Pistolesi says parents don't need
to gc as far as sacrificing the coat off
their backs, as Hensen's mother did,
to ignite their child's creative in-
stincts.
Often it can be as simple as pro-
viding materials like paper, Cray-
onsonarkers or colored pencib.
Mies all youzneedto get a child
started," says Pistolesi. "From
there, a little encouragement can
send a child off on hours of imagina-
tive exploration."
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4*gs to s
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Holidays like Easte
times to nurture .the pg.eattve tr r
cess, according to Pistolesi, becaUs
parents and children can spen
more time kogether.
Pistolesi suggests parents take
advantage of the opportunity by
slipping some crayons or markers
into Easter baskets or by recom-
mending in art project for the chil-
dren to work on.
"Homemade Easter greeting for
friends or relatives are great be-
ause -they can- be inal*-easilyand---
provide an open forum forchildrehls,
ideas. Homemade books are also a -
good way -for children to eiptess
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