Sound and sight delight newborns. Their sense of smell is acute and hence they identify so well with their care giver. This is when stimulation is high to touch, seeing and hearing and this is our best chance to slowly expose the child to life’s pleasures. It is a very surprising fact, that children have sound logics. Many times they identify items by way of colour, shape and size. The smile and the twinkle in the eye on seeing a colourful object is their way of recognizing things and a sure reason to mark a milestone.
When we buy a rattle for a child, they are intrigued by the colour and sound of it. Flying objects like a silly cloth hanging on the clothesline attracts their attention and they are often found squealing at the curtain or moving colourful items. Once the motor skills are achieved, probably by the age of two, it is the best time to introduce them to the colourful world.
Invest in a good clay set for starters and let them play with the same. Make a snail and snake and they will love/imitate the same. Appreciate surely. Teach them the basic colour like red, blue, green, yellow, white and black. Buy a thick crayon stick and let them hold the same for an entire day. Anything novel is a fancy item. Slowly introduce the paper and let them do what they want with it.
The next week is exciting for both of you. Give them a crayon and demonstrate how to hold the same. Take a paper and scribble, doodle or draw a huge circle. They sure are amazed at the wonder. Encourage them to mimic the activity. Many kids may not be particularly fond of your colouring themes and for starters they may shred the paper or want to break the crayon. Use safe colours and please supervise to avoid accidental swallowing.
One need not be a painter or blessed with a artistic bone to teach the child to colour. Invest your time and be with the child. Toddlers have keen interest in colours. Water colours are best for holiday recreation. Get to a family ‘painting Sunday’ in the garden and have your breakfast along with colouring. Each person needs to colour a picture. Ready pictures are available in animal prints, vehicles, body parts and cute daily life activities.
Make a garden, a mountain, river with boats, fishes and a wide mouthed crocodile. Draw a star, sing a rhyme on astronomy and let your child colour all the pictures. Clap hard and praise well ignoring the mess. Draw an edge for them near the outline and tell them to color the hair in black, brown or golden. They will slowly become independent and present you a coloured picture for approval.
Outline alphabets, balls, houses, blocks and get them to know about magenta, turquoise and ash blue. Mix colours for them. Teach them to count and recognize words but end the revisions with colouring.
The best time to make wise use of colors is during festivals. Halloween coloring pages and pumpkin carving using pumpkin stencils is the best way to enter the world of colors. Children can also learn cake decorating ideas, painting ideas and other coloring ways by exploring their creativity and thoughts.
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