Finger Painting Activities for Artistic Development and Improving Fine Motor Skills in Early Children
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Early childhood experiences stages of rapid growth, that's when artistic abilities and fine motor skills begin to develop. So it needs creative activities that arouse interest to stimulate growth. One way to develop art and improve fine motor skills is finger painting activities. The problem formulations of this research are: 1) How the impact of finger painting activities on early childhood art development? 2) How is the impact of finger painting activities to improve the fine motor skills of early childhood? The type of method used is a qualitative method using a literature study approach. The results of the research are: 1) The impact of finger painting activities on the artistic development of early childhood, namely that with finger painting activities children can experiment with shapes, colors and textures so that they can encourage creativity and self-expression. Finger painting can develop visual and aesthetic skills so that it can help children understand the basic concepts of artistic arrangement and composition. 2) The impact of finger painting activities on improving fine motor skills is that it can increase flexibility, dexterity and regulation of small muscles in the hands and fingers. Finger painting activities involve motor skills from the fingers to the wrist. Finger painting is not only fun for children but is also an important means of developing artistic skills and improving fine motor skills.
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Hendri, Z., & Wulandari, D. (2022). Seni Rupa Anak dan Pembinaannya. Yogyakarta: Cantrik Pustaka.
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Mawardah, M. & K. K. (2024). Finger Painting : Untuk Meningkatkan Motorik Halus Anak. Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Nusantara, 5(2), 1777–1786. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.55338/jpkmn.v5i2.2763
Mayar, F., Fitri, R. A., Isratati, Y., Netriwinda, N., & Rupnidah, R. (2022). Analisis Pembelajaran Seni melalui Finger painting pada Anak Usia Dini. Jurnal Obsesi : Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini, 6(4), 2795–2801. https://doi.org/10.31004/obsesi.v6i4.1978
Mulyani, N. (2017). Perkembangan Seni Anak Usia Dini. Bandung: PT. Remaja Rosdakarya.
Nababan, R., & Tesmanto, J. (2021). Perkembangan Motorik Halus Melalui Finger Painting Pada Anak Kelompok Bermain Di TK Advent Tahun Pelajaran 2020/2021. Research and Development Journal of Education, 7(2), 518. https://doi.org/10.30998/rdje.v7i2.11246
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Pamadhi, H. (2015). Seni Keterampilan Anak. Tanggerang Selatan: Universitas Terbuka.
Pratama, A. R., Halimah, S., & Sari, N. (2023). Permainan Finger Painting Untuk Prngembangan Kemampuan Motorik Anak Usia Dini Di Ra At-Taqwa 45. Jurnal Pendidikan Islam, 1, 38–44. Retrieved from https://journal.almaarif.ac.id/index.php/bunayya/article/view/173
Ramdini, T. P., & Mayar, F. (2019). Peranan Kegiatan Finger Painting Terhadap Perkembangan Seni Rupa Dan Kreativitas Anak Usia Dini. Jurnal Pendidikan Tambusai, 3(6), 1411–1418. Retrieved from https://jptam.org/index.php/jptam/article/view/378
Santrock. (2011). Psikologi Pendidikan. Jakarta: Penerbit Kencana.
Sugiyono. (2016). Memahami Penelitian Kualitatif. Bandung: Alfabeta.
Susanti, D., & Desyandri, D. (2022). Dampak Penggunaan Metode Finger Painting terhadap Perkembangan Seni Anak Usia Dini. Aulad: Journal on Early Childhood, 5(3), 365–372. https://doi.org/10.31004/aulad.v5i3.403
Syafarudin. (2011). Pendidikan Prasekolah. Jakarta: Perdana Publishing.
Tumangger, S., Sitorus, H., & Agustina, W. (2023). Pengaruh Kegiatan Finger Painting Terhadap Motorik Halus Anak Pada Kelompok B di Tk Pembina HKBP Tarutung. KHIRANI: Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini, 1(3), 149–157. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.47861/khirani.v1i3.506
Umahayatul, U., & Akil Musi, M. (2022). Pengaruh Kegiatan Bermain Warna dengan Finger Painting terhadap Kemampuan Fisik Motorik Halus Anak Kelompok BI. Edu Happiness : Jurnal Ilmiah Perkembangan Anak Usia Dini, 1(2), 168–177. https://doi.org/10.62515/eduhappiness.v1i2.37
Wahyuningsih, S., Wahyuni, S., & Siregar, R. (2023). Pengembangan Motorik Halus Anak Usia Dini melalui Kegiatan Finger Painting. Jurnal Obsesi : Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini, 7(1), 991–1000. https://doi.org/10.31004/obsesi.v7i1.3892
Wulansari, D., Masitoh, S., & Bachri, B. S. (2020). The Effect Method of Playing Finger Painting on Creativity Ability And Ability To Espress Languages In Children Age 5-6 Years. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Studies, 1(8), 128. https://doi.org/10.29103/ijevs.v2i1.2097
Yumalasari, N., & Aprianti, E. (2022). Kegiatan Finger Painting Pada Anak Usia 4-5 Tahun Dalam Meningkatkan Motorik Halus Di Sps Miftahul Jannah. Jurnal Ceria, 5(5), 577–583. Retrieved from https://journal.ikipsiliwangi.ac.id/index.php/ceria/article/view/12348
Zed, M. (2008). Metode Penelitian Kepustakaan. Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia.
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