(this is what he thinks crayons are for...)last night, after supper, cole was a bit restless so to kill time until his bath, i gave him a piece of paper and crayons. we got the crayons when went to ihop last week- i am amazed at how many waitresses talk about their kids/grandkids and still give a 9-month old crayons. really, what are they thinking? crayons will not magically expand the attention span of said child- they will only be eaten and thrown on the floor. this process will take approximately all of 2 minutes.
anyway, we took the crayons home because someday he'll know what their purpose is and be able to use them to their full potential. i figure that this day is at least a good 6 months away... apparently, he has already got the idea. for the most part- the first picture is NOT a good example of just how much of this concept he has grasped.
with a little help from mommy, he managed to make some pretty good squiggles on his paper. there are lots of random dots, mostly blue (since he thought the orange crayon should be a snack instead) from throwing it around. almost like a jackson pollack instead of a picasso, but picasso is what came to mind initially. he did have a bit of fun for a few minutes, and i did keep the finished masterpiece. dated, of course.
with a little help from mommy, he managed to make some pretty good squiggles on his paper. there are lots of random dots, mostly blue (since he thought the orange crayon should be a snack instead) from throwing it around. almost like a jackson pollack instead of a picasso, but picasso is what came to mind initially. he did have a bit of fun for a few minutes, and i did keep the finished masterpiece. dated, of course.
(look, mom- neat, huh? now can i eat it??)
so, cole's first dabbling in the wonderful world of art was a success of sorts. we have proof that he wielded a crayon before the age of one... if he's not too frustrated maybe we'll give it another go this afternoon. unless, of course, he's still more interested in ripping the paper and munching the art media... then we'll skip it.
2 comments:
The crayons may not hold his attention span quite yet, but Megan started coloring when she was 8 mos. old. Like, coloring on her own...scribbles and such here and there. They were part of her meeting bag at 9 mos. Keep giving them to him...he'll get it!
Keep the first art...maybe if he's a famous artist someday, you could get millions. Then again, if he's a famous artist, mommy willwant to have his first work for herself!
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