What Role Do I Play in my Child's Creative Life?

This quick and easy personality quiz is designed to give a snapshot of how you see yourself in your child's creative life. This is by no means a comprehensive test. It is simply a way to orient your intuitions and introduce art learning as a tool to help your child thrive.

Please answer all 10 questions with an open mind. Some questions may have subjecive interpretations. Answer in a way you believe honors the spirit of the question.

This may be a new journey for you. It may be a continuation of a firmly rooted family identity.

Consider this a helpful reminder of where you are and what you truly feel as a parent.

Consider this a new way to connect with your child.

Which of the following do you agree with most?

Q10

Art is everywhere, all the time

Art is the result of loving, engaged cultivation

Art comes from within and is an expression of the soul

What part of art learning really resonates with you?

Art learning helps people embrace new and different ideas

Art learning helps people develop a sense of self

Art learning is a way to build and strengthen community

What best fits your idea of supporting creativity?

Encouraging growth through engagement and guidance

Respecting autonomy and self-direction

Sharing experiences to learn together

It's a lazy Sunday afternoon and you and your 6 year old daughter are hanging out at home. She wants to build a fort in the living room. Which thought best represents your inner dialogue?

"This is entirely up to her. Let's see what she does."

"YES! I want her to experience the most epic fort possible! LET'S DO THIS!"

“What’s her idea and how can I support it?”

Your 7 year old son is building a trebuchet contraption he's made out of recycled materials. You have no idea how he figured it out, but it is clever and impressive. He's not trying to show it to you, but you stumble upon him building it. How do you react?

You are curious. After reading his comfort level, you ask him to demonstrate it for you.

You are dazzled. After a few questions, you offer tips and ideas for materials to improve it.

You are pleasantly surprised. You offer compliments and then let him return to working alone.

Your 7 year old daughter makes a very impressive drawing. What's your first reaction?

Excited by her potential

Curious how she arrived at this idea

Inspired to create something with her

bblYour 5 year old can't get a drawing of their favorite character quite right. Their frustration elevates and within a minute, they are scribbling it out, ripping the paper up and throwing it away. How do you react?

Pull up the seat next to them and announce "okay, lets try this one together"

Get on their level and ask if its ok to talk about it

Keep an eye on them, but let them process until they ask for your help.

When your daughter shows you this, how do you react?

"Oh wow! What is it?"

"Very cool! What are we gonna do?"

What do you believe would have the strongest impact on your 8 year old child?

Letting them go wild on a real canvas with real paint

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Building and painting a paper-mache monster together

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Finding step by step instructions for an art project and encouraging them to do it

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From the kitchen window, you're watching your 6 year old son build a fort out of sticks and planks of wood in the backyard. One of the planks looks like its a little too heavy for him. As he lifts it on top, he's struggling to push it into place. What do you do?

Run out to help him

Watch him figure it out. You believe he's smart enough to avoid getting injured.