Helping kids develop their drawing skills through crafting (rather than just drawing on a piece of paper) makes the whole endeavor so much more interesting, and hopefully more attractive to the child whose drawing skills could use a little attention! With just a few simple ideas up your sleeve, you can spend a little pocket of time with your kids encouraging them to draw and create!
With almost no crafting going on around here lately on behalf of mommy's busy schedule, I finally had an "enough is enough" moment and got my seven year old to sit down for a little drawing session before running outside to his bike. And the results are just too sweet, and just in time for Shavous, when we decorate the house with plants and flowers.
Oh, and of course part of this little project is also encouraging kids to develop their dexterity with scissors, also an important skill to develop!
- recycled cardboard food boxes
- something round, we used soda bottle tops and the top from a container of techina
How To: Using the bottle top, trace around it to form the center of the flower. This step gives kids confidence as they have a starting point that looks good....especially helpful for those lacking confidence with their drawing! Make little scallops around the perimeter of the circle and continue making row upon row to form a flower. Make as many as you can, they're so cute!
You can use your flowers to make:
- a garland
- napkin rings: Glue to tp tubes cut to size, or cut slits in the center of the flower and thread a ribbon through the slits
- a mobile: Glue flowers onto a piece of colored card stock, and cut out leaving a small border. Pierce small holes in the tops of the flowers and hang from an embroidery hoop with thread.