Keyword: «applique»

The paper is devoted to the development of children's creative thinking through the technique of textile col-lage. The author describes the basic concepts of creative thinking, gives examples of implementation of collage techniques, describes fabrics and methods of their application.

The article reveals the possibility of forming the visual skills of primary schoolchildren using artistic and aesthetic activities. With the help of T. S. Komarova's diagnostics "Analysis of the product of activity", categories of children with high, medium and low levels of formation of visual skills were identified. The article presents the content of the activity on the formation of visual skills of younger schoolchildren, developed on the basis of the analysis of scientific and fiction literature and the results obtained.