Kids t-shirts > Info Center > Using Chalk as a creative outlet for your child Using Chalk as a creative outlet for your child
Teaching “creative outlets” for your child is an important and necessary thing. Children and Chalk seem to be synonymous – two great things that go great together. Most of us were taught that “drawing on the walls” was one of the most forbidden acts; a terrible act with great consequences. But have you considered the possibilities of breaking this little rule? Find one room in your house, one wall – It might be in the bedroom, or perhaps the garage. Remove all things from this wall and take the time to roller paint one coat (you choose the color) of a high-gloss paint. One coat will do it, and that one wall will open up a wonderland of creativity for you and your child. Purchase the sidewalk chalk (chalkboard chalk works well too) and tell you child to draw away. “This wall, and only this wall, but anything you can think of.” Let them practice “copy art,” by taking a drawing they like and trying to recreate it much larger in chalk. Work on the piece together, or create your own drawing. Perhaps a birthday is coming up and the whole wall can be decorated in chalk. Halloween around the corner? Pumpkins and ghosties and castles. When a “picture” has been completed (whether it takes a few minutes, or is a month long project) make sure to snap a photo. Snap that photo for your “recorded wall,” and give your child a cloth. Wipe it all away and begin again. For the child who loves to draw, and for the child who is learning to draw, the freedom of chalk against a giant, blank wall, is a wondrous thing. And since it wipes right off, there are no worries about the long-term effects of the drawings. Pay attention to your child’s work. Show an interest, and ask questions. Ask them to teach you how to draw a perfect apple. Ask them to show you how to draw a book, or the flame of a candle. Take pride in your child’s work, and offer the “wall” as a reward for completing homework or chores. Break free from your own childhood rules about drawing on the walls, and open you and your child up to a new-found creative expression. When you’re happy with your “finished” piece, snap a photo and begin again. Children love chalk, and walls are meant to be drawn on. Give your
child a “forbidden freedom,” and watch their creative
expression and love for you grow. (And do not be surprised if you
find yourself at that wall by yourself, drawing away, taking joy
in the fact that you’re “breaking the rules,”
by drawing on a wall in your own home.) [ Return to infomation center ] Related topics:Childrens
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