In the early steps of development when a child ought to express itself through numerous means, to engage in actions that would help develop the intellect and the body in general, children now get cut off by a tablet that limits early on the possibilities and while these have their advantages such as the eye to hand coordination, the lack of attention once given to coloring and more importantly the lack of decision making anchored in reality can become problems. Creative cool things to draw can be found all around us and in the educational curriculum today more than ever fundamental principles born in art, architecture and design, proportions, balance, and color should be present.
In the following rows, we are going to describe how different actions can help the little one, cast a glance.
Scribbling
Toddlers become interested in scribbling at the young age of 18 months. This act greatly helps them with muscle coordination, wrist, and finger movement coordination as well as general physical development. Scribbling is a practice that if exercised indirectly emphasizes the child`s cognitive abilities and social interaction bringing meaning to simple shapes and marks, creating depth in the educative, creative process of drawing.
As with any practice, in time, things get better, rhythm is being shaped and the entire act of drawing will have its own recipe for the child, its own routine that can only go north with more and more practice.
Full wrist control movement can be achieved as the child progresses with scribbling, grasping a pen right and controlling it with a proper position can shape the healthy way in both drawing and write in the future.
The process of scribbling itself is at least as important as the development resulted from the act itself, colors and lines will spark the interest of the child and in time the line that defines his artwork would become his own signature, as the kid progresses the decision making will come into play, he will desire to choose his own colors, his own shapes, crayons and even paper. Encouraging the act through the power of example and a refreshing revamp of the practice each time is recommended.
Playing With Shapes
A child between two and three would have developed the cognitive skills to recognize and create shapes, primitive circles, squares and triangles, by the age of three they are able to create several shapes connected by an idea, basically to put shapes together in the attempt to create forms, this formation in drawing has been termed by Kellog as “aggregates”.
The aggregate represent the incipient form of realistic drawings, these most commonly represent a primitive person formed out of a few lines and a circle, these will be put together into family representations, extraordinarily powerful messages sent by the child, material to proudly frame and cherish. It is important not to understand this primitive as lack of understanding but as a conceptual representation of the individual. Further down the line at the age of eight body proportions appear in the child`s interpretation of human shapes, ready to enhance the concepts began as a toddler.
Conceptual Drawing
The association is a technique we get to use throughout our lives yet its incipient form can be found in arts and language skills this making both very important practices in the development of a child.
Around the age of three –four children start conceptualizing symbols and elements that they use often in their drawings, these can include the sun, trees, the home, people . The association between these elements is inspired by reality thus showcasing the first signs of a realistic representations intent, challenging their mind and ima imagination and greatly stimulating creativity.
Realistic Depictions
At the age of 8 something entitled concrete operational thought takes place, this translates into the child`s intention to represent everything in a more realistic manner, doing its best to leave creativity and imagination behind ,now taking on perspective, proportions, and materials into considerations. The creative mind that will manage to depict the reality with ease is the one that has proven to pursue arts, in the long run, struggling with this step greatly discouraging the little ones. Confidence is key.
The development of the act can be emphasized through positive feedback and exercise. A guided technical drawing instruction or a professional drawing course can help greatly as well. The mind that exudes passion for creative art needs encouragement as this path is not one that is taken with ease by an individual.
Encouraging your child to pursue the simple, pure act of drawing is extraordinarily important and at an early age, it could help social interaction, creativity, confidence, autonomy as well as physical and cognitive development . A future artist might stumble across the home right now looking for his crayons and paper right , make sure you`re there to offer it, make sure you`re there to offer a powerful example to this creative, curious mind that at this stage, happily, knows no boundaries.
What do you think about drawing and coloring? We would love to hear your opinion on the subject in the comment section below.
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Butterfly Scene
Deer Scene
Doodle Scene
Owl Scene
Sunflower and Snail Scene
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I have drawings from when our child was first scribbling to current and I Love them all!
ReplyDeleteThis is some interesting information. I know my children and my grandchildren loved to scribble, draw and color when they were little. My grandchildren will love working on these sheets you shared. Thank you so much
ReplyDeleteThis is some interesting information. I know my children and my grandchildren loved to scribble, draw and color when they were little. My grandchildren will love working on these sheets you shared. Thank you so much
ReplyDeleteI think it has a great influence on development. Great blog, thank you.
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