Post by countthestars on Sept 23, 2014 18:39:28 GMT -5
Whispers I bought some crayons markers today inspired by Harper. I just got some regular little crayons ones. DD mostly wanted to eat them. Washed out of her mouth easily lol.
Post by thatgirl2478 on Sept 23, 2014 18:40:44 GMT -5
We like the Crayola Color Wonder markers because they only color on the Color Wonder paper... However, that can get expensive.
Any of the markers that are labeled as 'washable' have been pretty good in our house. We have a huge roll of unprinted newspaper that we got as a present from my SIL who worked at a newspaper at the time. I put that on the floor & she goes to town.
We also like crayons (the thick ones w/out wrappers from Melissa & Doug), Chalk (and a large chalkboard or the driveway) and I've thought about Dry Erase, but I think I'll hold off on that until she's a little better at not drawing on things inappropriately... (she's 3, you'd think she'd be done with that by now...).
I totally thought the same thing when I saw her IG post. Well, not the circles part, but more of "Well, shit. Should C be coloring? Am I a terrible mother who is not encouraging him to try enough new things!?"
Post by water*drop on Sept 23, 2014 18:42:06 GMT -5
I much prefer crayons to markers, and I am not anti-mess about most things. The color wonder markets are fun, though. We have a cheap ream of office paper that we use for DD, or she gets the backs of recipes we print and don't like enough to keep, etc. She's fine with using scrap paper.
Post by oceanstbride on Sept 23, 2014 18:46:14 GMT -5
I literally just saw that pic on IG before coming on here. DS is 15 months (so right around your DD's age) and I picked up the Crayola my first crayons and a roll of paper that was on clearance at Target last wknd. He's more interested in taking the crayons out of the box and back in than coloring. He scribbles a little bit and then tries to eat them. I did send his first piece of art to my Mom who *loved* it.
Markers + DD lead to homemade tattoos. I learned my lesson and now only give her crayons unless I'm right there next to her. I like to get big pads of paper and put them on the floor when she wants to draw. I also let her color on things like shipping boxes when they're around.
If you want info. overload on toddlers and the development of art skills, "Young at Art" is an interesting read.
Post by indifferentstars on Sept 23, 2014 18:55:22 GMT -5
We had the Crayola washable triangle crayons which mostly served as food for DS. Then I heard that the Melissa and Doug ones tend to be less appetizing to toddlers so we tried those but it wasn't true for us . He colors on any old paper I can find but he does have a giant coloring book (like the 2 foot tall ones, not the 500 page ones) that he likes to scribble in wildly.
We have a roll of paper and jumbo crayons (all of which are being held together with tape because DD throws them on the floor). I use painters' tape to tape the paper to the table.
DD is an excellent scribbler and draws nothing that even remotely resembles a circle or anything else.
Post by cjeanette on Sept 23, 2014 20:55:55 GMT -5
1. My kids totally did that too. Not on purpose though. Does she think they are intentional circles?
2. Fat crayons
3. The art is for daycare people are all killjoy. Art eats up time and doesn't fill your house with a crap ton of toys. It has been a staple in my home since 2006.