Encouraging Children\u27s Imagination in the Basics of Printmaking in the 2nd Age Bracket

Namen diplomskega dela Spodbujanje domišljije otrok na področju osnov odtiskovanja v 2. starostnem obdobju je predstaviti likovni razvoj otrok v predšolskem obdobju in podrobneje preučiti ustvarjalnost – kaj sploh ustvarjalnost je, zakaj jo je potrebno razvijati in katere so njene značilnosti. Navedli smo tudi načine spodbujanja likovne ustvarjalnosti, pri katerih smo se osredotočili na otrokovo sposobnost domišljije, ki smo jo v praktičnem delu spodbujali z opisanimi likovnimi tehnikami s področja osnov odtiskovanja. Zanimalo nas je, pri kateri izmed likovnih tehnik je otrok najustvarjalnejši oziroma katera največ pripomore k aktivaciji njegove domišljije ter kateri otroci so ustvarjalnejši – mlajši ali starejši. Ugotovili smo, da se bo otrok, če mu pustimo svobodo, ustvarjalno izražal pri vsaki likovni tehniki in ne moremo izpostaviti samo ene. Glede razlik v ustvarjalnosti med mlajšimi in starejšimi otroci pa bi lahko rekli, da so malo ustvarjalnejši mlajši otroci, kar je posledica njihovega razvoja. Pri diplomskem delu smo uporabili deskriptivno in komparativno raziskovalno metodo. Naš postopek zbiranja podatkov uvrščamo med kvalitativne tehnike. Podatke smo zbrali na podlagi izvedenih likovnih dejavnosti v mesecu maju in juniju v skupini 19 otrok, starih 3–6 let, iz podružnice vrtca Ruše – vrtec Bistrica ob Dravi.The purpose of the diploma thesis “Encouraging Children\u27s Imagination in the Basics of Printmaking in the 2nd Age Bracket” is to present the artistic development of children in the preschool period and to take a closer look at creativity – what creativity is, why it should be developed, and what its characteristics are. Also mentioned are the methods of encouraging artistic creativity, focusing on a child\u27s imagination skillsin the practical section, these skills were encouraged with the described artistic techniques used in the basics of printmaking. I wished to determine which artistic technique makes the child most creative or which technique contributes the most to triggering the child\u27s imagination, and which children are more creative – younger or older ones. It has been determined that if children are given free rein, they will express themselves creatively in any artistic technique, thus making it impossible to single one out. As regards the differences in creativity between younger and older children, it can be said that younger children are slightly more creative, which is a result of their development. In the diploma thesis, a descriptive and comparative research method was used. The data collection procedure used belongs to the qualitative techniques. The data was collected based on art activities carried out in May and June in a group of 19 children, aged 3 to 6, at a branch of the Ruše Kindergarten – the Bistrica ob Dravi Kindergarten