Theater is Great for Kids!

Watching children at play is great fun. They are creative, uninhibited, and very imaginative as they play. Children are natural actors, and participating in performing arts is great for children’s development. Taking part in creative theater activities offers children new outlets to make friends, builds self-confidence, develops teamwork skills, and provides opportunities to learn about literature, life events and history. Children can also improve their listening and comprehension skills as they are being creative.

Kidoodle.tv lists 6 reasons why theater is great for kids.

•  It builds empathy & compassion
  • Children see the world through different perspectives and new settings
• It teaches teamwork
  • Children learn to work together toward a common goal
• It provides exposure to literature and history
  • Theater activities bring events to life
• Self-expression is improved
  • Singing, dancing, and acting are great ways to express feeling
• It helps to combat the fear of public speaking
  • Being on a stage helps to build self-confidence
• I fosters creativity and inspires fun!
  • Being creative develops children’s brains

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