Every young mother thinks about when to teach her child to draw. There is no doubt that this must be done - any creative activity develops fine motor skills, imagination, perseverance, which means it will contribute to the rapid development of the baby. But the question of when a child should buy the first set for drawing, many mothers do not know the answer. The opinion of experts is as follows: you can start working with a child from about 9-10 months.
Sets for drawing can be found in any toy store, their assortment is simply huge: special magnetic boards, rugs, wax and ordinary pencils, crayons, felt-tip pens and much more. And how to navigate among all this diversity? In fact, you need to consider the age of the child - for a 12-13-year-old teenager, it is quite possible to buy a set for painting with oil paints, especially if he is already attending art school, but for a preschooler you will have to choose something else.
Child from one to three years old
Children from one to three years old already know very well how to hold a pencil, and how to drive them on paper. True, drawings are most often obtained from them in the form of dashes and curls and so far do not look like houses or cars. At this age, it is difficult for kids to hold small objects, so fairly thick felt-tip pens and pencils should be included in the drawing set.
Alternatively, you can try finger paints - they are completely safe, so if a child accidentally tastes them - it's okay. The only negative - then the baby will have to be washed completely, since during drawing the children grab themselves by the face and other parts of the body. Experienced mothers are advised to conduct a session of creating "artistic masterpieces" with finger paints immediately before bathing.
Child three to five
During this period, children begin to create quite meaningful pictures on paper, so you can include ordinary felt-tip pens, pencils, and without fail coloring in the drawing set. The latter help the child develop better, in addition, various riddle drawings will be useful: mazes, connecting dots with lines, etc. But when buying such colorings, you must make sure that the pictures in them are simple - children will not be able to color small details.
Child from five to ten years
The recommendations given here are rather arbitrary. If you think that your child will cope with a more difficult task, then he should buy a drawing kit designed for children of the next age group.At this age, a child can buy almost all things for painting: paints, brushes, stencils, pencils, etc. e. An important period is beginning for parents - it will be necessary to determine whether this occupation will remain a home hobby, or the child will begin to go to art school. At the same time, mom and dad should try to impartially evaluate the creative potential, since not all children show talent for painting. And, of course, it is necessary to take into account the child's opinion on this issue, but in no case force him. Drawing is a creative process, and no one has succeeded in creating by order.