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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 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.