About the important role assigned to drawing with young children, already written a lot of scientific work. According to the leading experts in the early development of babies, parents should take care that the crumbs by one-year age already had their own materials for creativity - paints, brushes, pencils. At first, what you see on paper will look more like blots, but after a while the child will master this science.
Alternative to brushes
It's very difficult for a kid to hold a pencil in his hand. In addition, it must be pressured to leave a trace on the paper. It's easier to start painting with paints, but often the villi brushes interest the kid much more than the process of creativity. So I want to taste the brush! But there is a way out - drawing with cotton buds. It will be more convenient for small fingers to hold a light wand, and the pattern will turn out by itself. This kind of drawing refers to an unconventional technique, which is ideal for children doing first steps in drawing, that is, strokes.
By the way, in painting this direction exists. It is called pointillism from the French word pointillisme, which means "point". That technique of drawing with cotton buds, which we are talking about today, has deep roots. Our ancestors drew pictures of a tisk - razmochalennoy stick, pulled from a regular broom. Today, drawings with cotton buds, leaving clear or washed out circles on paper, are considered a child's kind of creativity.
A two-year-old child must be interested in such exciting and simple technique. Its advantages are not only in entertainment. When we draw a crumb with cotton buds, we develop a sense of color and rhythm. The kid learns to reflect on his impressions and general ideas about the world around him. In addition to the development of fine motor skills, an interest in living nature is brought up.
Drawing Together
At first the child needs the help of an adult, because without an accompanying game, drawing with cotton buds for children is not very interesting. So, if you are planning to draw a bunch of mountain ash, tell the child that all the birds in the winter fly far away, and the bullfrogs remain with us. To keep warm, they need to eat berries, but where can they get them? Have the child draw a rowan for bullfinches. Drawing two giraffes, paint one with brown dots. And what about his friend? Is this how it will remain without specks? You will see that the child immediately wants to help the poor giraffe and will gladly decorate it with specks with the help of a cotton swab. In general, the process of drawing with cotton buds boils down to the fact that the child is offered a sheet of paper with a ready-made contour drawing. At first it is better to use a paint of only one color, so that the crumb was not tempted to arrange colorful spray or mix all the colors together.
After the drawing with chopsticks is ready, be sure to discuss with the baby the resulting picture. We assure you, he will tell you a lot of interesting things in the continuation of the story that you started. And when the paint dries, decorate the picture in a frame or use a magnet to attach it to the refrigerator so that the little artist is proud of the work done.