Some people always ask: "My child doesn't like painting, what should I do?" In fact, it is not difficult to make children fall in love with painting. We only need to use some ingenious methods appropriately to make children feel comfortable painting. Its a very new and fun thing. Its not easy to get him to stop. Do you want to know what methods are there? Don't worry, just read it slowly:)
Method 1: Draw your own little hands
The simplest and most convenient method,
In the eyes of children, small hands are used for drawing,
But have you ever thought about drawing it on paper?
This process is fun enough,
You can also use this to observe the structure of the small hand in detail.
Older children can use this method to draw their hands,
It’s very three-dimensional, isn’t it?
Method 2: Draw your own body
Leave the outline of your body on the oversized drawing paper,
Children will definitely find it interesting.
An activity suitable for the whole family or friends to do together,
Then draw clothes, hair and expressions on the body,
You can also draw different movements on paper, which is super interesting.
Method 3: Area coloring
Draw out different areas in the drawing book,
Then let the children draw freely in the area,
Dots, lines, triangles or whatever,
There are no rules, just fill the various shapes with patterns,
Don’t underestimate the ordinary picture on this page,
Plane composition, block layout, and color perception are all involved
Let your children imagine and try freely.
The following methods are suitable for older children
Fill in different patterns in different areas,
Not just painting, but also thinking and observing,
More like a puzzle
You can play with your family or friends.
Method 4: Solitaire Drawing
A drawing game for two that is both simple and fun.
Fold a piece of paper in half and draw random shapes on one side,
And extend the line part to the other side,
Fold it up and let the children continue to draw,
Finally unfold the paper, what will you see?
A particularly interesting image appears,
A very clever way to let children extend their imagination and see more possibilities.
Method 5: Self-Portrait
Print a frontal photo of your child,
Cut half of it along the center line and paste it on the paper
Let the children draw the other half of the head,
A great way to let children experience symmetry,
This is an interesting observation and understanding of yourself.
Method 6: Guessing Game
A very fun drawing game,
Let the children draw images on the paper at will,
Don’t let other people see it,
After drawing, let the children describe their drawings in words,
The listener draws it on paper according to the description,
Comparing the two pictures may be a very interesting discovery.
On the left is the original painting, and on the right is the painting after hearing the description. An interesting comparison.
Method 7: Origami coloring
A piece of paper is randomly crumpled and then unfolded,
Use a black paintbrush to draw out various creases,
Use each color pen to fill in the color,
Slowly feel and understand from it
Color, surface, and texture effects,
The final finished product is simply stunning.
Does it look like the beautiful stained glass in a church?
Method 8: Paint light and shadow
Sunlight shines through the windows and curtains
Leaving dark or light marks on the drawing paper on the table,
Grab the brush and sketch these lights and shadows on the paper,
Who said light and shadow must be black and white?
Give it colorful colors,
Like a beautiful dream,
Very novel and fun,
Observe and perceive slowly
Light and shadow are so wonderful
Method 9: Perceive a single color
Even a single color can have many variations
Dark or light, bright or dark,
Experiment in various ways with your children,
Paint graffiti, paper cutting, playing with dough....
Experience the different feelings of the same color system
Cut and paste, put together pictures,
Slowly perceive and discover
It turns out to be just one color,
It actually contains such rich changes.
Method 10: Relief painting on aluminum foil
Can the aluminum foil paper in the kitchen also be used for painting?
The answer is of course yes.
Use a glue gun to apply different shapes of glue on the cardboard
Wait until it dries and solidifies, then cover with aluminum foil
Younger children can color with a pen
Older children can design their own relief paintings,
A new drawing game gives children a new way of thinking
Create all kinds of amazing possibilities
Method 11: Creative dot painting
A note and a few colorful dots
What kind of imagination will it arouse in children?
Maybe it’s the colorful fruits on the trees,
Maybe it’s the starry sky painted by Van Gogh,
Even the Oriental Pearl Tower on the Huangpu River...
So simple, yet so many changes and possibilities
Work with your children to let Dot Dot’s wonderful imagination and legend
Keep going...
Method 12: Photo graffiti
Print family photos or cut out existing magazine color pages
Child holding a paintbrush
What elements will be added to the screen?
It all depends on their wild imagination.
Very interesting scene graffiti,
Look at the picture below,
A knowing smile:)
Children’s abilities are definitely beyond our imagination. If parents can accompany them attentively and guide their children to open up their hands, eyes, bodies and minds to various possibilities, then many of our expectations will naturally happen and children will love them. It turns out that painting is so simple and easy. Come and try it with your children!
