Why should children have all fun?
Imagine it is a hot summer day. The children are out of school and complaining of being bored with nothing to do… or they have come in from playing, hot and tired.
You are a busy parent with plenty to do today. Apart from trying to keep the house clean are just 5 more things you must do…
- You have dinner to get ready
- There’s the laundry to do – it is hot and sunny – great for drying clothes
- You have calls to make
- The car needs cleaning
- You want to get some fresh flowers in from the garden
And there’s plenty more to do… there is always more! You need a break… both you and the kids need to take time out before you end up screaming, with the kids crying.
What do you do?
- Isn’t there something you could do together that lightens the mood?
- Isn’t there a way of sharing something you will all enjoy?
Apart from getting a little peace and quiet, perhaps you always fancied yourself as a bit of an artist. Maybe, after leaving school, life took over and you forgot that you had the signs of artistic talent. Well, there could be a cure for your kids boredom that might give you some time to recapture your youth.
What I saw was a way of breaking a difficult problem. Instead of wildlife drawing being something that only a talented few ever achieved there is something that brings it all down to the fundamentals. If it is a way young children can learn then it is sure to be easy for an adult. The only problem here is that most adults would find the idea somewhat, you’ve guessed it… Childish.
- There is something here that deserves a second look but you are one of the few adults who can see both sides – if it is good for your kids then it is doubly good for you.
- Rather than have fighting children and being some kind of boxing referee, you could be sitting with them playing together a game of “What do you think it is?“. You could play the game in the same number of stages as it takes to draw the animal to guess. You could also change the sequence to make it more difficult.
Better still, when you know how it works, “How To Draw For Kids” could be showing you that you have what it takes to be an artist. This way there will be no excuse to find time to see if it works for you.
Finally… “This would be great for a rainy day too”
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