I ran across this story and found it very interesting.  Children draw as a cognitive ability just like writing.  We should be encouraging our kids to draw, just as much as we encourage them to write!

Child’s Drawing Predicts Later Intelligence

 

 

BBC Story Drawing For Kids

 

A study suggests the way children draw at the age of four can be a predictor of intelligence 10 years later.

Source: Child’s drawing ‘predicts later intelligence’ – BBC News