Nursery group coloring pages. Drawing simple plots

About the huge benefits of drawing for the development of me. Our parental task is to instill interest in him and provide regular classes with various drawing tools. One of the options for attracting a child to drawing is coloring. Today publishers offer a huge variety of coloring pages. I have already bought many interesting copies. But, to be honest, I am in no hurry to give them to my two-year-old Yana to be torn apart. For the first coloring, I picked up monosyllabic drawings from the Internet, adapted several spreads of the well-known drawing books by Fiona Watt and printed them on a printer. You can download them here:

Self-printing of coloring pages is not only more economical, but also convenient. I often show Yana various coloring techniques, while we color not one picture together, but each of our own copies. Also, we often paint the same pictures in different colors, this makes it possible to compare different color schemes. For example, in the first photo of this post, I advised colors for the top picture, and Yana chose the colors for the bottom picture herself. Moreover, to the question "which version does she like better", she did not hesitate to show the bottom picture with brown and gray-brown shades 😀.

Upper pictures watercolor, lower left gouache, lower right plasticine

We color everything in a row (watercolors, gouache, crayons, felt-tip pens, plasticine), but the most attractive result is obtained with the use of gouache.

Giraffes in watercolor and giraffes with felt-tip pens

To everyone who introduces children to creativity and has not yet bought in Fix Price a stack of creative albums from Clever, I recommend you come back urgently. Introducing the ignorant, kalyakalka and drawing authors by Fiona Watt from Clever publishing house are very interesting and popular for preschoolers from 3 years old. They contain a variety of tasks for coloring and finishing elements. I have been looking closely at the Big Kalyakalka from this series for a long time (in it 96 pages, and its price is about 325 rubles). It turned out that in Fix Price these albums are three times thinner - 32 pages, but the price is 7 times less - 43 rubles each. In the end, buying three albums cost me 129 rubles, and the number of pages in total is the same as that of the Big Kalyakalka - 96 ! At the same time, the quality and format are absolutely the same. It makes no sense for owners of the Big Kalyakalka to buy small ones, since their content partially overlaps.

UPDATE 01/22/2017: I'll get better a little, Clever albums are excellent, but for Yana this series did not work even at the age of three. Most of the assignments are designed for 4-5 years. We postponed it for another year, as they seemed too complicated to Yana and she refused to draw with them.

Several photo albums from Fix Price:

The task is to draw seeds for chickens and color them. Yana performed at 2 years old.
The task is to draw different fur for the dogs. A poodle - curls, a dachshund - spots, a diver - wavy hair. Yana painted at the age of 2. Given the size of the pictures, the complexity of the tasks can be compared with the copybooks for preparing the hand for writing. They are usually designed for 5-6 years.

In conclusion

This is my first post about the practice of drawing toddlers, because after getting acquainted with the ideas of free drawing, I tried to interfere minimally with Yana's drawing and the progress in drawing was very slow. Now I have optimized my approach for big shifts. In the near future I will show off our masterpieces and share my tips.

Below is my list of Wishlist-coloring for the smallest ones with thick colored outlines. As I purchase, I will add their reviews to this post.

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We started painting at about 1 year old. At first, Antoshka did it with finger paints in the bathroom. A couple of months later, the husband made an easel, and the son got acquainted with the brush and gouache.

Basically, the child draws whatever he wants with the materials that he wanted or that I give. Free drawing should be practiced as often as possible. But not limited to this.

In this article, I will share drawing ideas with children 1 - 3 years old, talk about various drawing techniques with paints, pencils and other materials, even shaving foam.

You can also download coloring pages for the little ones and templates for drawing with fingers.

I will not talk long about the benefits of drawing with children. I think you already know very well that it develops the child's imagination, creativity, improves hand coordination and fine motor skills of the fingers.

How to draw with a child 1-3 years old

In the article about applications, I talked about the book E.A. Yanushko... This author also has a book "Drawing with young children"(Labyrinth). This is an excellent teaching aid for parents and teachers, and a CD with demo materials is also attached to it.

The book presents methodology for drawing lessons with children 1 - 3 years old... I take many ideas from it.

Before you start painting with your child, here are some simple tips from me:

• Show your child different drawing techniques (poking, brushing, stamping, etc.) gradually, starting with the simplest ones.
• I highly recommend buying or making your own easel for painting. It is relevant as soon as the child learns to walk.
• Draw as often as possible.
• Use a wide variety of painting materials.
• Try to immediately teach your child to hold the brush and pencil correctly. But if the child stubbornly refuses to do this, do not insist.
• Give your child maximum freedom. Let the child draw what he wants and how he wants. Never ask him to paint the way you want. Below I will talk about various techniques for drawing with children, but if the child refuses to do something, do not insist.

Don't fix the child! Let him paint purple sky and red grass. So what if cows don't fly, and there are no fences on the rainbow. Your child's mind is still free of clichés. He is a real creator.

The more different art materials you use, the better.

You need to start with the easiest to learn (for example, finger paints), eventually reaching the usual pencils.

We draw on:

• plain paper,
• old wallpaper,
• easel,
• magnetic board,
• plaster figures for coloring,
• wood, plywood,
• fabrics,
• tiles in the bathroom and in the bath itself.

For drawing with children 1 - 3 years old, you can use the following materials:

• Finger paint;
• gouache, watercolor (and, accordingly, brushes of different sizes);
• felt-tip pens (water-based and regular);
• crayons (wax and regular);
• wax pencils;
• dry pastel;
• pencils (preferably soft);
• gel and ballpoint pens;
• foam rubber, sponges;
• cotton swabs and cotton wool;
• stamps;
• semolina;
• shaving foam.

You will also need a glass of water(preferably a non-spill) and palette for mixing paints.

As I already said, we started to paint with finger paints at about 1 year old. And they did it in the bathroom. Then they switched to paper.

Finger paint are safe and do not require the use of water. You can replace them with gouache.

The easiest thing to do is draw dots with your fingers:

• seeds for birds, peas;
• apples, berries, cones, balls on the tree;
• seeds for watermelon;
• drops of rain, snow, traces of animals;
• spots to giraffe, ladybug, leopard.

You can draw points with your fingers using ready-made templates.

DOWNLOAD TEMPLATES for drawing with fingers in one file.

And of course, let the kid smear the paint all over the sheet with his fingers and palms.

Drawing techniques with paints and pencils

All drawing techniques involve the use of different materials depending on the age and capabilities of the child. We give the very kid paints, crayons, felt-tip pens, and the older child - pencils, etc.

I list all techniques in ascending order of difficulty.

Free drawing

My son calls this painting "kalyaki-malyaki".

We introduce the child to drawing materials and give him the opportunity to experiment. At the same time, there is no need to give any tasks to draw something specific.

Practice freehand drawing as often as possible at any child's age. It perfectly develops imagination.

Painting a sheet

We give the child paints, crayons, etc. and we propose to draw:

• grass for a ladybug,
• water for fish,
• sand, snow.

The kid needs to paint over the sheet, and not draw individual blades of grass, etc. A one-year-old will cope with such a task.

It's also great here to use paint rollers- simple or curly.

Painting an element

We draw the base (small images of animals and various objects) and ask the child to hide them by painting over:

• hide a mouse, bunny, fish, bug;
• hide the moon and stars, the sun, the car.

With very young children, it is interesting to do this with a sponge; with children from 2 years old, it is useful to paint over elements with pencils.

Draw dots

Pre-draw the basis for the drawing - a bird that the child will feed, a bush on which berries will grow, etc.

Invite your child to draw: seeds, berries, snow, raindrops, a bagel with poppy seeds, freckles, polka dots on the dress.

• Straight lines: rays to the sun, stems to flowers, carrot tops, fence, cage, path, rails, paws to bugs, cactus needles, teeth to a comb.
• Wavy: waves for a boat, worms, legs of an octopus, paths for a car, hair.
• Broken lines: slides, a fence, icicles, a road with turns, thorns for a hedgehog.

Draw circles, ovals

Balls, apples, sweets, Christmas decorations, beads, balloons, rowan berries, berries, bubbles, eggs, cones.

Drawing spirals

Invite your child to draw: a snail's house, smoke, a bee's flight, curls, rings for a sheep, threads.

We finish drawing

Antoshka is very fond of playing this game: I say that one boy drew different figures, but did not finish drawing, and I invite my son to finish drawing. He does it with great pleasure. This is how we finish drawing:

• geometric figures;
• I draw a road (broken line) and Antoshka repairs it,
• any drawings that are simple and understandable in terms of the plot.

Drawing simple plots

This is the most difficult stage in mastering the drawing. Here the child combines different drawing techniques as instructed by an adult.

Take turns asking your child to draw different elements that will eventually turn into something specific. But give your child as much freedom as possible.

The purpose of this drawing is to show the child how the finished image appears in stages.

The child can hold the sponge with his hands or with a regular clothespin.

Simple painting with a sponge:

• waves, sand, snowy landscape, grass, paths - by smearing;
• snow, leaves - poked;
• we hide bugs, fish, etc. - painting over.

Draw the shape you want on the sponge - a triangle, a tree, or even letters. Cut out. Invite your child to dip a sponge in gouache and make a print on paper.

The child applies the shaving foam to the template with a brush. Thus, you can cover a Christmas tree, a house with snow, make a snowdrift for a bear, etc.

The foam can also be applied to rubber toys. This is great fun for the kid.

I talked about drawing with semolina in articles about, as well as about. There are two ways to paint with semolina:

1 way... You need to pour some semolina on the surface with sides: a tray, a baking sheet, a lid from under a large shoe box. And then the child draws simple images with a finger or a brush - waves, paths, circles, etc., makes fingerprints or various objects.

2 way... Print out a coloring book for the little ones. Invite your baby to apply glue to the image and sprinkle it with semolina. It will rather be coloring with decoy. But you can just give the child a brush with glue and let him randomly apply it to the sheet, and then pour the semolina, shake it and see what pattern comes out.

I paint semolina with gouache. Instead of semolina, you can use sand for children's creativity.

On the Internet, I have repeatedly come across such an opinion that children should not be given coloring pages before school. They supposedly interfere with the creative development of the child. Some parents are simply afraid to give coloring to a child, while others have a real phobia.

I AM I don't see anything wrong with the coloring pages... But rather only a benefit if used in moderation. And the main priority is to give free drawing, which I mentioned above.

Offer toddlers simple coloring pages using 1 - 2 colors. From 1.5 years old, you can try coloring that involves the use of several colors. But all the same, the elements in them must be large. And you need to paint them, of course, with paints.

But it is better to paint small images with pencils or felt-tip pens, because the child simply does not have enough patience for large ones.

At 1 - 2 years old, children are also interested in water coloring(Labyrinth, My-shop).

There are ready-made ordinary coloring pages for sale (Labyrinth, My-shop).

You can also DOWNLOAD COLORING PAGES for babies in one file.

Stencils

Cut out shapes on the sheet that could be painted over with the same color. You can paint over both the shape itself and the background.

There is a large selection of inexpensive stencils on sale (Labyrinth, My-shop).

It may also be interesting for a child to trace and paint over various objects, his own hand.

All children draw with stamps with great pleasure. You can make them yourself. For example, from sponges for washing dishes, vegetables. You can use improvised items, toys as stamps.

And you can buy ready-made stamps or even whole sets for drawing (Labyrinth, My-shop).

I really hope this article was helpful to you. Draw with your child and then he will also love this activity. Which drawing method does your kid like best?