Drawing with Children of Preschool Age. An Easel

My hubby and I are among the happy parents who did not have to invent where to hide and how to hang up the things in our room for our little child who had just started walking not to reach and break them. Regarding this, Soniya is a very conscious child. The instruments for art (felt-tip pens, pencils, plasticine, etc.) are kept in the places where she can easily take them from. So, it was quite logical that one day when Soniya was 16 mo she tried drawing on our white door. We explained to her that it was not the best thing to do. She got the idea. But for us it was a signal that the little one needs some new space for art

When Natalie told me that Arseny (19 mo) had got a new “easel” (“paper finished, we turned to wallpaper – we are drawing with crayons, markers, paints”), I understood that we need a similar one!

The space is much larger – an opportunity not to draw only tiny things

The space is limited in our room. That’s why the easel which I made for our daughter looks a bit different.  With the help of sticky tape, I arranged several sheets of white paper on the door of the wardrobe , each covering the edge of another one.

The idea was a great success! Standing Soniya (16 mo) could draw for a much longer time than sitting. But everything, including drawing, has its end. Even such a little child has a sense of composition and completeness of her drawing. At some time Soniya just went to do something else. Her drawing was hanging for a while: I wanted her dad to see the drawing in the evening (praising in arts is very important as it strengthens the child’s self-concept and encourages him). And then I turned the sheets over (when Soniya was asleep) – a new easel was ready!

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Anastasia and Natalie

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