Many children love to draw. They surprise adults with their masterpieces. You can draw not only with paints and pencils, but also with cereals. Children enjoy it, because it is an interesting and fascinating activity.
I would like to note the decoy drawing. For children, this technique is an innovation that fascinates every child. With the help of it, creative thinking, fantasy, imagination, fine motor skills and much more are developed. In the article, we consider unconventional drawing with semolina in different directions.
The benefits of drawing with semolina and the objectives of the teacher
Some parents do not understand the benefits of drawing semolina. It’s easier to give your child brushes, paints, pencils or felt-tip pens. However, we must not forget that unconventional drawing even more helps the baby to unfold and develop. He shows imagination, he opens up creative thinking.
First of all, drawing with decoy helps the child to train fine motor skills of fingers, which has a beneficial effect on future development (writing is easier). Even the baby manifests imagination, rich imagination, speech. With this activity, children become more assiduous.
The teacher’s task is to arouse the child’s interest in the unconventional drawing technique, teach him to work correctly and accurately with the material, continue to form creative abilities in the child, develop thinking and self-confidence, teach him to finish his work to the end, to overcome difficult moments.
Lesson preparation
First prepare a suitable dish. As a rule, it is better to draw with a decoy on a black background. Therefore, you can take a baking tray or a tray of dark color.
Dishes can be not only black, but also dark blue. If the child is small, then make sure that the tray is with high sides. If you want to make a color drawing, then paper of any color will do, but you will need green stuff, iodine, gouache, etc.
You may also need cardboard, gouache, brushes, hair spray. However, try to start with the simplest one, because the crumb must understand the basics of work, and only then you can complicate the task. The main thing is that he likes to study and interest arises.
Before you start drawing, explain to the baby that decoy is not only eaten. It is also used instead of sand for painting, as it is completely safe.
It is necessary for the kid to tell how to behave correctly during the lesson. The child should know that the work needs to be done carefully and in vain not to spill the groats on the floor.
Drawing on a tray
Pour semolina into the dishes with a thin layer and show how you can leave fingerprints and palms. This is the simplest thing a child needs to know and be able to. Then take a small figure or object. With them, too, you can leave prints and get pictures already. A small massage ball leaves very beautiful marks. The child will like this activity, he will be carried away for a long time.
Remove the semolina from the tray and pour it into a plate. Give the baby a small spoon. Let him pour the cereal onto the dish. Explain that you need to try not to sprinkle the semolina and completely bring it to the tray.
Now sprinkle more cereal than it was the first time. Find small toys, perhaps from Kinder Surprise. Bury them in the grits and let the children search for them on their own. Such an occupation will not leave kids indifferent.
Take the fork with the children and draw paths together. Use your finger to draw horizontal or vertical lines. You can depict the sun, a house, a cloud, a flower, a butterfly and much more. It all depends on the age and imagination of the crumbs.
Semolina drawing on paper
Take A4 cardboard and a sheet of paper of the same size. This is necessary in order to get a real picture. Glue the sheet to the cardboard. If you use white semolina, then you need dark-colored paper. Suitable burgundy, dark blue, black, green, etc.
Draw the outline of the painting on the sheet. Then take a little semolina in your palm, squeeze it into a fist, move your little finger a little and the croup will gradually pour out, like from a funnel. Sprinkle semolina on the contour to get a beautiful pattern. However, he will not hold on for long, you just have to blow and the croup will fly apart. To prevent this from happening, there is another, more modern technique.
We use glue
Drawing semolina on paper is a fascinating activity. So that the semolina remains on the sheet and does not crumble, you need to draw PVA glue along the contour . As in the previous method, sprinkle the groats on the contour. The decoy on the glue will remain, and the excess can be shaken off. Then we get a picture.
There is one more, more universal way. When you have drawn a contour, applied glue to it, dip this sheet of paper into the semolina. This is a kind of lightweight task. No need to sprinkle the groats on paper and strive to get on the contour itself. However, this task is given to children aged 3-4 years, and older children can complicate the lesson.
Color drawing
To do this, dye semolina in different colors. Take a stylus from colored pencils, crumble it, rub it on paper, and then pour semolina there and mix until it becomes a different color. You can also crumble crayons and mix them with semolina, you get gentle shades. You can still fry the semolina in a pan until it changes color.
You can print a picture or portray something simple on your own. First, pay attention to the small details of the picture. It’s best to start with them. Glue the contours with glue, and then sprinkle them with colored grits. Then move on to the larger parts.
Many children really like decoys. The master class is intended primarily for adults (parents and carers) who can learn everything themselves, and then show their skills to kids. For the holidays, these skills are also useful. For example, for the New Year you can draw a Christmas tree, snowflake, Santa Claus or Snow Maiden.
Drawing semolina snowflakes is a simple and exciting activity. Each child will want to please their educators, parents or grandmothers with crafts made using non-traditional art techniques. Draw a snowflake on paper, apply glue along the contour and sprinkle with semolina. When the picture is dry, remove excess cereal. You can draw a snowflake with both white semolina and blue.
Drawing semolina in kindergarten can be carried out without problems. However, it is worth remembering that children are big fidgets, so try to pay attention to each child. In kindergarten, it is undesirable to use such dangerous objects as hair spray. If the teacher cannot control the child, something irreparable can happen.
Coloring the picture with gouache
First choose the plot of your drawing. Then draw it on paper, and smear the contours with a thick layer of glue. Everything must be done quickly enough, because the glue can dry. Pour white semolina and wait until the drawing dries well.
When the leaf is dry, shake the excess semolina that did not stick. Now the masterpiece is ready for coloring. However, remember that the texture in front of you is uneven, so do not expect special miracles. You will get a wet effect. If everything is done carefully, then the picture will be ready even for the exhibition.
Of the paints, gouache is ideal, not watercolor. Color every detail with your own color.
When the drawing is ready, let it dry well. To make the picture last as long as possible, spray it with hairspray.
Conclusion
Some children do not like to draw, but such an unconventional technique captivates kids. You can depict not only pictures as decoy, but also letters, numbers, geometric shapes.
Then you will teach the child not only to draw with decoy, but also consolidate the basic knowledge that will be needed at school.
Decoy painting in kindergarten teaches children to work in a group, to share both material and ideas. When the kids work in a team, they become more organized. One child looks at another and tries to do even better.
Engage in non-traditional painting with your children. Then the children will become even better oriented in work on paper, begin to fantasize more, become assiduous and attentive. Such skills will come in handy in the future.