It’s true … children are artists!
I recently overheard a conversation where a well-meaning adult said to a child who was drawing, ‘When you grow up, you could be an artist’.
Everything within me wanted to yell from the rooftops, he already IS an artist!
I confess that when it comes to using real tools with children, my first thoughts are always about the horrible things that could go wrong. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that for so many years I’ve been striving to keep my boys safe and away from dangerous situations.
“Arming” children with potentially harmful tools seems to go against the grain.
However, it’s all about perspective. The truth is children benefit enormously by using real tools and , with plenty of supervision, they can use tools safely.
This is a fantastic painting experience that anyone can participate in. It’s really fun to do. The beauty of this painting is that there’s no pressure for anything to look like something recognisable. The focus is more on the process rather than the end product. Having said that, however, the end product can look absolutely fantastic – fit for any art gallery!
As part of our recent focus on Chinese New Year, we attempted to draw and paint our own Chinese New Year Dragons.
To begin with, we had a look at images of Chinese New Year Dragon’s on the internet.
From a western perspective, these mythical creatures sure can look scary. Along the way, we discovered some interesting factors about Chinese New Year Dragons.
Our DIY Kid’s Art Gallery is an art activity we recently engaged in which we absolutely loved. It was so stress free and enjoyable. Did I mention simple? Open-ended? Creative? Inexpensive? Okay … I won’t go on and on.
This is how we did it.
Our soap carving with kids is about exploring and mark making as opposed to making a beautifully crafted end product. The soap shavings can then be recycled for an amazing messy play activity.
The Scribble Drawing Game is perfect for playing and interacting with your youngster. It requires simply materials (e.g., paper and drawing pencils/pens/crayons) and your imagination. Best of all, it’s heaps of fun.
We’ve been learning about the short vowel sound ‘u’ for umbrella.
As an extension activity, we made three dimensional umbrellas on which Daniel helped to write words containing the short ‘u’ vowel sound. The umbrellas were hung up and made an attractive ‘u’ word display.
