Creative classes are not only an excellent method of self-expression for a child, but also help in his harmonious development. There are no incapable children; every child has his own talent. How to teach a child to draw and sculpt?
Necessary
Finger paints, water-based markers, triangular colored pencils, wax crayons, brushes, Whatman paper, album sheets, plasticine, salt dough, cardboard
Instructions
Step 1
Notice your baby's abilities and help him discover them. Develop creativity in your child as early as possible. Drawing lessons are best suited for this, and turn them into an exciting game. In the game, the baby will feel like an adult. A child who is engaged in sculpting develops the emotional sphere, imagination, imaginative thinking, a sense of shape and color, taste, fine motor skills and mental activity.
Step 2
The first stage of the child's visual activity can begin before the child is one year old, when his fists are already able to pick up a pencil and depict kalyaks-malyaks. Create a good painting climate for your child. To do this, praise the baby for each independently depicted speck, smear or line.
Step 3
How to teach a child to draw if he is still poorly concentrating his attention? Help him - finish his sketches. Show your imagination and do not interfere with the child's doing. When adding new elements to the drawing, explain your actions out loud. At the same time, you can tell the kid nursery rhymes, small fairy tales. Draw the child's attention to the result of the work.
Step 4
Do not make the child repeat exactly all the lines after you. Drawing should be fun and not boring. Do not limit the child, try to diversify the techniques of visual activity. To do this, use monotype, diatype, scratchboard, thread writing, blotting, spraying, bloating stains, stencils. Do not force the kid to finish the work, do not point out mistakes. Let him draw at the table while the process takes over. The first lesson should not exceed 5-10 minutes. All mistakes can be corrected when the baby gets older. Now the main task of the parents is to instill in him a love of drawing.
Step 5
The first tools of the baby are his handles, smeared with finger paints. Use these toddler-friendly paints to paint leaves on trees, octopuses, butterflies, and much more with your child. You can use fruit yoghurts and purees and juices as paints. Also, sometimes, under supervision, let him paint with brushes using gouache and watercolors. And also with colored pencils and water-based markers. Get pencils that are very comfortable to hold in a child's hand - triangular or wax.
Step 6
How to teach a child to sculpt if he is used to pulling everything into his mouth? Buy a special plasticine for babies that does not stick to your hands and does not get dirty. Try salt dough sculpting first. Sculpting greatly helps to improve the coordination of finger movements in babies, and, accordingly, has a great influence on the development of speech. Show your child how to sculpt sausages, beads, fasten them together. Try the clay applique technique. Decorate the composition with natural or improvised material - buttons, peas, beans or pasta.
Step 7
Carefully handle every baby's work: insert them into a frame, hang them on the wall. If there are a lot of jobs, they can be changed periodically. If the kid does not want to draw or do modeling, then start doing it with enthusiasm. The child is usually interested in everything that adults do. The sooner you start attracting your baby to creativity, the better for his development. Let creative activities turn into a bright holiday for your baby.
