A Practical Study of Creative Movement with Props for Children and Their Mothers

The purpose of this study, for the mother and child, what kind of prop is valid in creative movement, is that to consider. A series of monthly seminars in creative movement was conducted for 2-year-olds and their mothers.Six types of props of the following was prepared.1) Newspaper 2) Air bubble sheet 3) Movement scarf 4) Light and video 5) Stretch cloths 6) Hoop. After each activity, mothers were evaluated for self-evaluation and their children. Score are based on a scale of 1 to 5, five being the highest score. Mothers are encouraged to express their true feelings.The results show that children and mothers created the various movements with props. Using newspapers, they created ripping, punching, and shaking movements. There are many movement of the upper body. On the other hand, with popping sheets of bubble wrap they created stepping, walking, turning, and jumping movements. The movements mostly used the lower body. Lights raised consciousness of the body part, the stretch cloths nourished the balance in the whole body. Scarves and hoops produced imitative movements.Mothers were highly satisfied with the use of newspapers. Children favored the sheets of bubble wrap, and the use of sheets closely correlated with their assessment by mothers. Mothers enjoyed dancing with scarves the most. Lights and videos produced a large standard deviation in assessments and marked variations. Assessments of the stretch cloths were divided, as some children enjoyed the cloths and others were scared of them. The hoops were the most satisfying prop for children.Children and their mothers differed in their assessments of each prop, and different props induced different forms of creative movement. Encouragement of creative movement needs to be devised in accordance with the intended purpose of that movement.