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He can draw better than me...lol - 7/27/2008 9:55:50 PM
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VisitorinWaiting
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My 5 year old ds loves to draw. If I sit him down with paper, pencils, markers, crayons, whatever instrument that I have available for him to draw with, he will spend time there...whereas sitting for anything else for that long of a period of time is just not going to happen. This past week, he decided that he was going to make up some dot-to-dots for himself. He did a dot-to-dot "flapasaurus" (that's what he calls a pterodactyl, even though I have told him the "real" name, he still likes his made up one), then connected the dots. He said, "Mama, come here." I walked out of the next room and looked at it. He said, "I did a dot-to-dot flapasaurus." It really did look great...especially for his age. I was shocked... I took a picture of it and sent it to friends and family because I was so amazed. This isn't the first time he's amazed me with his drawing abilities. Problem is, I don't know how I should encourage it... Tell him things to draw? Give him a picture and tell him to try to draw it? Continue just giving him paper and drawing utensil and let his imagination go to work? I want to encourage him because it does seem like he has some talent in this area. I can't draw very well at all... I get by. His dad isn't interested in drawing or any kind of "art" stuff. He does have some other family members on hubby's side that are really inclined in the art arena. Dh's younger sister can draw just about anything you ask her to...paints some...and other "art-type" things in the crafty department. His cousin is also really into art... I don't THINK it's a family thing, but it sure might seem like it from this... Anyway... Any advice on how to keep him encouraged in this area would be helpful.
(BTW, I posted this in homeschooling, even though I know that all parents might have something to share, because I thought that homeschoolers might know of more resources that I could use.)
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RE: He can draw better than me...lol - 7/27/2008 10:52:01 PM
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Have you seen Drawing with Children and Drawing with Older Children?
I would not try too hard to direct what he is doing, but instead to provide plenty of materials and opportunities. Make his drawing portable (find or make him a case w/handle, easel or whatever you can do) and expose him to other people's art.
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RE: He can draw better than me...lol - 7/27/2008 10:54:48 PM
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HERE is another great one that I have!
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RE: He can draw better than me...lol - 7/27/2008 11:12:03 PM
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Jenny...I hadn't heard of or seen any of the books that you mentioned. Hubby thought it might be a good idea to give him some sort of picture and ask him to draw it. Nothing elaborate, just something fairly simple and see how he does. I didn't know if I should do that a lot, or continue to let him do things on his own or what... So, thanks for the recommendations. I will look into getting those...
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RE: He can draw better than me...lol - 7/27/2008 11:24:17 PM
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Jenny-Fair
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The one I linked to is really great because it explores the styles of different artists. The first two are more 'how to draw' books. The Great Artists book is not all drawing, however--it involves paint and many other media.
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RE: He can draw better than me...lol - 7/28/2008 9:40:26 AM
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My oldest son is like that.
One thing he's enjoyed is trading pictures. My husband has a young 20s cousin who loves to draw and they mail pictures back and forth.
Other then that we do a lot of the above. We have a lot of supplies. We check out 'how to draw' books. I give him time to practice. We talk about other pictures.
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RE: He can draw better than me...lol - 7/29/2008 1:45:29 PM
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One of my sisters is an artist (I very much am not. haha)
One thing she does a lot of is going outdoors and drawing/painting something... Gets you outside, gives you subject matter, plus you're outside so if a mess is made, there's not much cleanup. hehehe
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RE: He can draw better than me...lol - 7/29/2008 8:50:37 PM
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I Can Draw. I think they are kind of pricey, but worth it if your child really enjoys drawing.
Check the library.
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RE: He can draw better than me...lol - 7/29/2008 8:54:17 PM
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I think I would just continue to provide lots of materials. Jen's idea of something portable is great. At 5 years old I don't think I'd ask him to do something specific. This is something he enjoys, that he does for fun, and too much pressure at that age might make him hate it. It might be fun to check out some art books from the library, but keep it low key. The books are available to him if he's interested, but it's ok if he's not.
Art classes that are geared towards children his age are a great idea if they're available and affordable, because generally what they do is provide materials, show them how to use them, and then let the kids go to town - not much different than what you'd do at home, but they are familiar with and can provide materials you might not have.
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RE: He can draw better than me...lol - 7/30/2008 1:09:00 PM
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We encourage the younger kids to draw, in Cradle roll chapel, even. I do not expect children to be still in church, that would be ridiculous. Sylvia has a resource of great online coloring pages for HSers. My daughter even has children draw when she counsels them. We make coloring pages available before and after worship and sometimes even try to make sure we print a scripture on the page so moms and dads can talk about the theme with older children.
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RE: He can draw better than me...lol - 7/30/2008 1:27:24 PM
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I've always loved to draw.. in fact, I was doodling during a slow time at work. Just show some enthusiasm when he really does a good job... remind him that if he makes a mistake, that is what erasers are for and that all artists make mistakes (something that art teachers tell kids now-a-days that there are no mistakes in art.....argh).
Keep paper and pencils and erasers and a few how-to-draw books. Be honest if he makes a mess, let him know it's a mess (another thing most art teachers won't do) but do it in love. I think my students appreciated me being honest with them and encouraging them to push through a little harder and letting them know I had confidence that they could do well.
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RE: He can draw better than me...lol - 7/30/2008 2:03:24 PM
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YAY!!!! an artist in the making!!!!
I would agree with just providing encouragement and stuff to experiment and draw with. Also with his age, you may want to look for those books of cartoon characters where it shows you how to draw them...he may find that interesting, esp if it's a character he likes. I found THIS site with Disney characters if he likes those
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