"Look! I made it myself": what do children tell us about authorship and children's aesthetics

This study explores how children perceive their authorship and engage in discussions on childhood aesthetics. The research was conducted in a kindergarten in northern Braga with eighteen children aged between three and five years, participating in the educational project "A Place to Sound and Be Every School", led by the SOUND.BE group. The findings indicate that educational practices that encourage children's authorship and embrace childhood aesthetics create spaces for intergenerational dialogue, strengthening children's autonomy and creative expression. Moreover, the study highlights the need to reconfigure pedagogical practices to overcome adult-centric structures, making schools more democratic and inclusive spaces. This research contributes to a broader debate on valuing childhood in educational contexts, reaffirming the importance of recognizing children as legitimate subjects of knowledge and creation.