Puppetry as an incentive to artistic creation

Lutka je poveznica svakoga djeteta s njegovim najranijim sjećanjima u djetinjstvo. Ona nas uči sigurnosti, govoru, komunikaciji, pokretu i igri. Postaje naš prijatelj i učitelj u svakodnevnim situacijama. Lutke su važno didaktičko sredstvo u odgoju, učenju i radu sa djecom. Potiču ih na govor, opuštanje, jačaju samopouzdanje, stvaraju kreativnost i potiču na stvaralaštvo. Svrha lutkarstva u radu sa djecom nije postizanje likovnog savršenstva, već na metodički način podučiti djecu te im na zanimljiv način približiti aktivnosti, učiniti ih zanimljivijima te ih potaknuti na stvaranje. Važni su doživljaji koje lutka prenese na dijete, da bi naučili doživjeti i upoznali svijet lutaka, potrebno je odlaziti sa djecom na lutkarske predstave i koristiti ih u radu sa djecom. Odgojitelj je taj koji pokreće aktivnosti te potiče na stvaranje. Rijetko što zaokupi zanimanje djeteta kao što to čini lutka, te je njezina vrijednost u radu sa djecom neprocjenljiva.A puppet is the link to every child's earliest childhood memory. Through it we learn about security, speech, communication, movement and the game. It becomes our friend and teacher in everyday situations. Puppets are an important didactic tool in education, learning processes and working with children. Puppets encourage children to speak, relax, to strengthen self- confidence, and to create and inspire creativity. The purpose of puppetry in working with children is not to achieve artistic perfection with children, but rather to teach them in a didactic way, to engage them in an interesting way, to make everything more interesting to them and stimulate children to create. What is important are the experiences that a puppet brings to a child in order to teach them how to experience and learn about the world of puppets. It is necessary to take children to puppet performances and use puppets in working with children. The educator is the one who initiates activities and encourages creation. Not many things can preoccupy child's attention as a puppet. Its value in working with children is priceless