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ABOUT
DRAWING
Play and LearningProgram
P.A.L. PLAY AND LEARNING PROGRAM Department of Health Western Australia, 2003
DRAWING AND DEVELOPMENTRAWING AND DEVELOPMENTBabies
Children first enjoy marking a page and scribbling around 12 months of age.
They also enjoy eating the crayons if you dont keep an eye on them! They
tend to use whole arm movements, use either hand and hold the crayon like a
dagger.
Toddlers
Around 2 years of age toddlers will start to imitate strokes you make on the
paper: circular scribbles, down and across strokes. There is less scribbling
and more use of lines, however, the activity is far more important than the
end product.
Young Children
Around 3 years of age most children decide which hand they want to
draw with and begin holding the pencil with their fingers away from the
palm. Around 3_ to 4 years your childs drawings will begin to take
shape. You may see the family, a house, the sun or a tree. They will tell
you about what theyve drawn, although you may not always be able to
see it. Around 5 years their pencil grip has improved and they will try
to copy letters, shapes and numbers.
Ch i ldren l o ve t o draw .h i l d r e n l o v e t o d r a w .Beginning with scr ibbl inge g i n n i n g w i t h s c r i b b l i n gand making marks on paper,n d m a k i n g m a r k s o n p a p e r ,children soon learn to copyh i l d r e n so o n l e a r n t o c o p yshapes and later start toh a p e s a n d l a t e r s t a r t t odraw people, trees, housesr a w p e o p l e , t r e e s , h o u s e sand other things they seen d o t h e r t h i n g s t h e y s e ea r o u n d t h e m . T h r o u g hr o u n d t h e m . T h r o u g hd r a w i n g a n d p a i n t i n g r a w i n g a n d p a i n t i n gch i l dren a re deve l op i ng h i l d r e n a r e d e v e l o p i n gcontrol of their fingers ando n t r o l o f t he i r f i n ge r s a n dh a n d s , c o m m u n i c a t i n g a n d s , c o m m u n i c a t i n gthoughts and feelings, usingho ught s a n d fe e l i n g s , u s i n gt h e i r i m a g i n a t i o n a n d h e i r i m a g i n a t i o n a n dlearning about size, shapee a r n i n g a b o u t s i z e , s h a p eand colour.nd co l our .
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PLAY
IDEAS 13
ABOUT
DRAWING
Play and LearningProgram
P.A.L. PLAY AND LEARNING PROGRAM Department of Health Western Australia, 2003
WHAT YOU CAN DOHAT YOU CAN DODevelop your childs hand skills
with activities like building
blocks, threading, pop-beads,
playdough, nuts and bolts,
puzzles, finger rhymes, actionsongs, and craft activities. To
use a pencil well you need good
manipulative hand skills.
Let your child enjoy the sensory
experience and emotional release
of just messing about with paints
and colours, where the activity is
more important than the end
product.Encourage your child to talk
about their drawings and
paintings: colours, shapes, ideas.
Be an interested listener.
Choose a place in your house for
displaying artwork such as the
fridge or a noticeboard.
Have fun with a variety of
drawing materials: fingerpainting; drawing in shaving
cream, sand or flour, using paint
brushes, chalk, textas, crayons,
blow pens, drawing with wax
candles then painting over,
magnadoodle, blackboard or
whiteboard.
Use upright surfaces some of
the time: eg. easels, blackboardsor paper taped to a wall.
SOME ACTIVITIES TO TRYOME ACTIVITIES TO TRYDrawing with babyOffer a large sheet ofpaper, taped to the table, and one crayon.
Show your baby how to scribble on the paper.
Praise any efforts at marking the page.
Copy me!Encourage your toddler to copy yourmarks on paper. Show your toddler how to docircular scribbles (round and round), down
and across. Black on white is most easily seen,
providing a clear line. Later include showing
simple drawings: e.g. a face: eyes (around and
stop), nose (down), mouth (across).
PaintingPaint outside and keep a wet clothready for wiping hands. Have large sheets of
paper. Choose 3-4 colours, and have a large
paintbrush for each colour (too much choice
can be distracting). Wear old shirts or aprons.Butterfly paintingDob different paintcolours onto half a sheet of paper, then fold
and press the sides together. Open the paper
and see the butterfly.
StampingUse fruit and vegetable pieces toprint onto paper. Onions, potatoes, carrots and
apples are good for stamping. Or paint leaves,
coins, hands or feet to make patterns.
Finger paintingPour the paint directly onto
the surface, and have your child use bothhands together and paint big circles and
patterns.
Make cardsfor friends and send drawings.Label your childs artwork, letting them tell
you about their drawing and writing down what
they say.
Paint to musicExpress your feelings incolours and shapes.
Other drawing activitiesTry simple dot-to-dot and mazes, tracing, templates, rubbings,
magic paint books, colouring, magnadoodle etc.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONSAFETY PRECAUTIONS Drawing and painting is best supervised. Pencils can be sharp, toddlers may try
to eat the crayons and paint can get messy. Use non-toxic pencils and paints.
Some markers contain solvents which are harmful if inhaled.