Re: looking for a drawing toy

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My son loves to draw (he is 13). At 8, even though he could draw quite well he

loved using some of my stencils that I would use for scrapbooking. The hearts

were his favorite as he could use the stencil for the outline and then create

what he wanted on the inside. This helped build his skills at making cards and

he has done this every year for the family at Christmas.

There are also raised scences that you just put the paper on and do like a

rubbing.

I hope these ideas help you out. Also try protractors, compass and other drawing

tools. It will help spark the imagination.

Janice in Wisconsin

---- Willa Hunt <willaful@...> wrote:

> My 8 year old Aspie is very self-conscious about

> his drawing skills. I was thinking maybe for Christmas

> I could find some kind of toy/craft that would let

> him produce art he could feel good about. Any ideas?

>

> Willa

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[Guest guest]

One of my sons is, well,,,,,not a really great drawer,,,,,darn, that feels horrible to say.

Anyway,,,,,we always just bought little plastic tool boxes (sort of) and filled them with all kinds of neat pens, gel pens, markers, etc.

Also put little notebooks and would even put clay and stuff in it.

Not everyone is good at it or can get their ideas across in a "drawing" way........my son LOVED clay. He also loved popcycle sticks and glitter beads to glue together.

Good luck.

Robin

From: Willa Hunt <willaful@...>Subject: ( ) looking for a drawing toy Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 8:09 PM

My 8 year old Aspie is very self-conscious abouthis drawing skills.. I was thinking maybe for ChristmasI could find some kind of toy/craft that would lethim produce art he could feel good about. Any ideas?Willa

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Something I was taught a long time ago is to not praise the artwork as fantastic, wonderful etc - how can you improve on perfection??? Instead pick out a couple of features you really like - the colour of the sky, the way the bird is standing, the use of certain colour mixes and then they feel more like producing another masterpiece! This works for written work too - the use of certain words, the picture the words paint, the language the characters use etc.

My DD (8) did not write for two years (we home school) because when she started to first write I jumped in with how much better she could form the letters if she did them "right". She has just started writing again and I am keeping my mouth shut this time - any writing is better than the two year drought of none!!! She isn't good at drawing either, but loves using sparkly gel pens when she does so we always keep a set in ready for the artistic mood to strike. Each time she does finally draw we can see some improvements.

Hope this helps,

a

From: Kate Stone

Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 8:13 PM

Subject: Re: ( ) looking for a drawing toy

Art is about creating something unique, that DOESN'T look like everyone else's.... but is an expression of ourselves... it's an emotional experience, and the one medium that doesn't require exacting details to create an emotional response. Encourage him to create with an emotional brush stroke, not an exacting one. Get him some large paper and extra-wide pastels...

Take your son to an art gallery or the Art Institute in your area that displays Contemporary Art work and the work of the Impressionist era. Or check out your local Library for books with pages filled with those 'loose' images by the Masters.

You could frame all his pics and treat them like Picasso's !! hanging them proudly in every available space !! Then begging him to MAKE MORE !! Or, download the images on your computer scanner, and make a 12 month Calendar with a picture of his for every month ...

As an Artist and a Teacher, I suggest you inform his teacher of his insecurity in this area, so she can halp him focus on his strengths and be complimentary about his work..... this encouragement will go A LONG way in building his confidence, and will take the pressure off his need for precision.

From: Willa Hunt <willafularmory>Subject: ( ) looking for a drawing toy Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 8:09 PM

My 8 year old Aspie is very self-conscious abouthis drawing skills. I was thinking maybe for ChristmasI could find some kind of toy/craft that would lethim produce art he could feel good about. Any ideas?Willa------------------------------------

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looking for a drawing toy

Oh.......and playdoh...........

We also got a " kids versiion " of pottery, too. It came with a

" wheel " and the clay.

When dried, he painted it.

I'd just say that if

you go to Target, Shopko or Walmart,,,,well,,,,,,,,go to the craft

section and there are tons of things. I love it. Getting happy

just thinking about it. he he.

Robin

From: Willa Hunt <willafularmory>

Subject: ( ) looking for a drawing toy

Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 8:09 PM

My 8 year old Aspie is

very self-conscious about

his drawing skills.. I was thinking maybe for Christmas

I could find some kind of toy/craft that would let

him produce art he could feel good about. Any ideas?

Willa

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[Guest guest]

My son also loves to draw (6) but he can be very hard on himself. I have

learned, with perfectionistic kids, it doesn't help to give him false praise, or

evebn if the work is good, it doesn't matter if I say it's good, he still isn't

happy with it for whatever reason.,. So I am going to try a different strategy,

much like the person who had mentioned to pick one thing, a very realistic

thing, to say you like, instead of just saying everything is great, even though

I truly do love all his work, I can see my daughter really responds to that

approach - she loves praise for anything!!! But my son sees through it and sees

I am just biased and I don't think it means that much for me to fawn over it,

unless he is truly happy with it... then he likes the praise... Anyway, as for

drawing toys... try shrinky dinks, they look better after you cook them, which

helps! Also, there is something called a PiPixter and I don't know if they are

in the stores anymore, but it is like electronic doodle toy. Very fun and easy

to use... Also, playdough and clay can also be very forgiving mediums to use...

Good luck!

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> That looks like a good possibility, thanks. He likes to trace,

> did some astonishing traces of the illustrations from the

> " Wimpy Kid " books. Caught very little detail.

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> Willa

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[Guest guest]

Look into some of the How to Draw books they have. Some are really

neat - it shows the basic shapes behind the thing being drawn, then it

adds details as you go. That might appeal to him, a sort of

step-by-step guide?

Roxanna

" The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do

nothing. " E. Burke

( ) looking for a drawing toy

My 8 year old Aspie is very self-conscious about

his drawing skills. I was thinking maybe for Christmas

I could find some kind of toy/craft that would let

him produce art he could feel good about. Any ideas?

Willa

[Guest guest]

Tons of stuff he could do. Here are some things that my son loved.

When he was younger, those dotting paints were a big hit.

The window glue art has been really popular with both kids. They trace a picture with tubes of colored glue. The glue dries and we can peel it off and stick it on windows, tiles, etc.

The thin sticks of wax that can be twisted into shapes is also good.

Reggi Levinreggi@...

From: Roxanna <MadIdeas@...> Sent: Sat, January 2, 2010 10:10:30 AMSubject: Re: ( ) looking for a drawing toy

Look into some of the How to Draw books they have. Some are really neat - it shows the basic shapes behind the thing being drawn, then it adds details as you go. That might appeal to him, a sort of step-by-step guide?Roxanna"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." E. Burke ( ) looking for a drawing toyMy 8 year old Aspie is very self-conscious abouthis drawing skills. I was thinking maybe for ChristmasI could find some kind of toy/craft that

would lethim produce art he could feel good about. Any ideas?Willa