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

 

 

 

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