Many parents mistakenly believe that only teachers should deal with their children - first in kindergarten, then in school. But if you want the child to really develop and not have any problems with learning in the future, you need to start at home. In many families, the only leisure time is watching TV shows or cartoons, playing games on a computer. But what about creativity? For example, modeling clay from animals or any other figures and characters is a good way to develop fine motor skills of fingers, thinking, and imagination. It is not so difficult to allocate half an hour of time to work out with the baby. Do you know how to make clay from animals?
What do you need?
First of all, prepare the workplace. Work better on the table. It is necessary to spread a large sheet of whatman paper on it (then cleaning at the very end will not be necessary). Stock up on paper towels to wipe your hands. Of the tools you need wooden toothpicks, stacks and so on. Plasticine must be soft so that the child can fashion something from it. Teach him to knead the material with his hands. How to make animals from clay, if you do not take the time to prepare? The kid needs to be taught and mixed colors, so more opportunities will open before him. From two pieces of different colors, it turns out to be easy to get a new shade.
Where to start?
How to make plasticine animals? It won’t work right away. You should start with simple shapes. For example, make pancakes with your baby. Just something and you need to tear off a small piece of material from a large piece and knead it with your finger. When the child learns to do this not on the table, but on weight, in his hands, you can move on. It is impossible to understand
how to mold
animals from clay, if you do not explain the crumbs how to roll cylindrical figures. Show him how to tear pieces of material and roll them with your palm on the table, then in your hands. The result is the so-called "sausages." Then you can proceed to rolling the balls. This will require more diligence from the baby. A piece of plasticine should be rolled along the circular path with the palm of your hand, without using your fingers. And the balls then easily turn into cubes if you “seal” them onto the table, creating faces.
A few examples
When you figured out the simplest nuances and shapes, you can begin to explain how to make animals from plasticine. Let's try to make a cat. It will take one plasticine ball, one cylinder and four “sausages”. The ball is the head, the cylinder is the body of the animal, and the “sausages” are the paws. Do not forget the tail. All this is interconnected, and on the head you still need to make ears - just two pinches. Eyes and mouth are easy to draw with a toothpick.
When the baby understands how to make animals from plasticine, you can move on to people, as well as various objects of human life. Having trained enough, you can create whole pictures. There is no need to talk about the advantages of such a pastime. Firstly, this is a great opportunity to be with your child, chat with him, get closer. Secondly, modeling clay is of great importance for its development.