Comments on: Family Drawing Time http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/ handcraft in a hectic world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:54:43 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: A Few Kid Craft Links | Life+Kids http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-289471 A Few Kid Craft Links | Life+Kids Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:01:26 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/#comment-289471 [...] Family Drawing Time into your weekly [...] [...] Family Drawing Time into your weekly [...]

]]> By: Don http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-402 Don Fri, 10 Feb 2006 06:08:45 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/#comment-402 We started drawing time to help our kids fore there motor skills for kindergarten. But is has evoled into a great bonding session for me and my 3 girls. What is nice is that everyone can participate in this activity. Another great thing is we post our pictures on our family web site for my parents to see. We live far away, but my parents love it. It is like they are watching. We started drawing time to help our kids fore there motor skills for kindergarten. But is has evoled into a great bonding session for me and my 3 girls. What is nice is that everyone can participate in this activity. Another great thing is we post our pictures on our family web site for my parents to see. We live far away, but my parents love it. It is like they are watching.

]]> By: chelle http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-401 chelle Fri, 10 Feb 2006 05:04:11 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/#comment-401 My daughter is 19 months old and we have just started "art time". We colour & finger paint so far, however I am always looking for inspiration. I want to promote creativity as much as I can!! chelle My daughter is 19 months old and we have just started “art time”. We colour & finger paint so far, however I am always looking for inspiration. I want to promote creativity as much as I can!!
chelle

]]> By: Sara http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-391 Sara Thu, 09 Feb 2006 19:14:21 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/#comment-391 Great idea! I really like the idea of doing art together as a family and will have to try something similar with my own. Great idea! I really like the idea of doing art together as a family and will have to try something similar with my own.

]]> By: Lizette http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Lizette Thu, 09 Feb 2006 16:55:36 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/#comment-390 How funny...I had to introduce a drawing time (before they used to draw all the time by themselves). Since the kids started reading, a lot of their time is consumed with their noses inside books...I don't want to ask them to draw their wonderful illustrations, but I made the materiales available by covering the breakfast table with paper and 2B pencils. Now they draw while they wait for breakfast and we just go back to drawing whenever we feel like it. Great post Amanda. How funny…I had to introduce a drawing time (before they used to draw all the time by themselves). Since the kids started reading, a lot of their time is consumed with their noses inside books…I don’t want to ask them to draw their wonderful illustrations, but I made the materiales available by covering the breakfast table with paper and 2B pencils. Now they draw while they wait for breakfast and we just go back to drawing whenever we feel like it. Great post Amanda.

]]> By: Nina http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Nina Thu, 09 Feb 2006 13:57:55 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/#comment-388 i love your ideas...thanks so much for sharing. i look forward to reading your pieces in the future! we're just about to sit down for some family "scrapbooking" time...which means my two and a half year old wants to archive just about everything, including boogers! gotta love craft time with kids. thanks! nina g. i love your ideas…thanks so much for sharing. i look forward to reading your pieces in the future! we’re just about to sit down for some family “scrapbooking” time…which means my two and a half year old wants to archive just about everything, including boogers! gotta love craft time with kids.

thanks!

nina g.

]]> By: cindy http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-381 cindy Thu, 09 Feb 2006 06:20:21 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/#comment-381 i love what nancy just said. :) my 14 month old is very fond of my permanent ink pens, and will stop at nothing to try and get them to mark the walls or himself with. he loves drawing with pencils though, and i love watching the extreme concentration that comes over his face. he even sticks out his tongue, too funny... i still eat art supplies, just kidding of course. i love what nancy just said. :) my 14 month old is very fond of my permanent ink pens, and will stop at nothing to try and get them to mark the walls or himself with. he loves drawing with pencils though, and i love watching the extreme concentration that comes over his face. he even sticks out his tongue, too funny… i still eat art supplies, just kidding of course.

]]> By: Nancy http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-372 Nancy Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:13:48 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/#comment-372 What a great post. I look forward to reading more! What age did you start this with your boys? My son is 15 months, and when I get out the crayons he either feeds them to the dog or eats them himself... When do kids stop eating the art supplies? What a great post. I look forward to reading more!
What age did you start this with your boys? My son is 15 months, and when I get out the crayons he either feeds them to the dog or eats them himself… When do kids stop eating the art supplies?

]]> By: mollychicken http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-365 mollychicken Wed, 08 Feb 2006 22:12:19 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/#comment-365 Fantastic , Amanda ! Fantastic , Amanda !

]]> By: Melissa http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-361 Melissa Wed, 08 Feb 2006 20:58:21 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/02/07/family-drawing-time/#comment-361 Amanda, we LOVE to create new drawings with fun stuff. I just wanted to throw out an idea that we have been doing for awhile, maybe others know about this already just new to me. Pour plain white vinegar in bowl (just a little is needed), dip colored chalks into it and than start drawing on watercolor paper. Once done lay down on floor or counter and spray with aeresol hairspray so it lasts and not smears all over. My 4 yr old is still learning how to create images and shapes well so when we do this she likes me to create big flowers and leaves that she can color in and shade how she likes. Rainbows are another favorite of hers. Amanda, we LOVE to create new drawings with fun stuff. I just wanted to throw out an idea that we have been doing for awhile, maybe others know about this already just new to me. Pour plain white vinegar in bowl (just a little is needed), dip colored chalks into it and than start drawing on watercolor paper. Once done lay down on floor or counter and spray with aeresol hairspray so it lasts and not smears all over. My 4 yr old is still learning how to create images and shapes well so when we do this she likes me to create big flowers and leaves that she can color in and shade how she likes. Rainbows are another favorite of hers.

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