Your child is drawing

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Preschool children love to draw, cut, glue collages - generally express themselves in applied arts. There is a common truth that all children are talented. There is so much and often talk about this that every parent is internally ready to discover and recognize the talent in his child. But what parents are often not ready for is the fertility of their offspring. Masterpieces are falling on their heads as if from a cornucopia - and nothing can be thrown away, otherwise, perhaps, you will feel like a barbarian, an inquisitor and, in general, a radish.

For many parents, with their cozy apartments, freshly pasted wallpaper and brand new furniture, this becomes a real shock: first, the child tries to fill all the empty walls in the nursery with his masterpieces. Then, for lack of space, he tries to sculpt them in the hallway, then the stream spills out into more "civilized" rooms … Particularly patient parents, of course, can allow the child to fill the whole house with "arts". Some use scotch tape to cover the refrigerator with pictures. Doors are fine too, especially those that don't mind. But … finally, all the empty spaces are filled. The question arises: what to do next? Below are some tips and ideas that can help you avoid turning an apartment into an impressionist dream - on the one hand, and encourage your child to new creative exploits - on the other. So, what can you do with your baby's drawings, appliqués (etc.)?

1. Use binders and any other folders that can be stacked in desk drawers or on shelves.

2. If a child uses paper of a large format or irregular in shape, you can easily make folders for his work yourself. To do this, you need two identical cardboard boxes of the required size and a strip of fabric (you can even use corrugated cardboard from which the packaging is made). You can attach flaps and ties to the folder. And you can decorate the folders with the work of the kid - choose together (!) That you can glue on the title page of each new folder.

3. Buy or make several frames - and set up an art gallery with variable exposure.

4. Organize the Opening Day with your friends and their children - with invitations, guests and soft drinks.

5. The most spectacular collages can be laminated or sealed on their own and used as coasters for plates and cups. Today it is a fashionable serving item.

6. Small (in size) masterpieces can be used as greeting cards or invitations.

7. If the child is small or just tends to abstraction, his work is well suited for gluing envelopes and bags for gifts (provided that you know how to do this).

8. Together with your child, make a wall calendar of 12 favorite works of the same format.

Of course, the options for "what to do" with the results of children's creativity do not end there. What else can you do? Well … get creative. A creative toddler should have a creative mom.

Prepared by Tom ESENIN