"I need to draw! I need to draw now!" London's Tate Britain gallery can rarely have provoked such an instant reaction. The cry from three-year-old Tom, halfway through a session run in collaboration with South Westminster Sure Start, is evidence of how involved children can get with art if given a guiding hand.
Think of children and art, and images of potato printing, finger painting and bits of pasta stuck on coloured paper come to mind. But, increasingly, potato printing is giving way to more thoughtful activities.
Tomorrow (1 July), children's involvement in art is celebrated by Children's Art Day. Organised by Artworks and set up by the Clore Duffield Foundation in 1999, some 50 events will be held across the country, ending in an awards ceremony at London's Tate Modern gallery.
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