How to Teach Drawing to Kids (11-12 months)

Creativity is a bridge to learning. 11-12 months is a suitable age to start teaching a child to draw. Surely, you can’t expect advanced drawing at this age. There will be only lines and dashes, but nevertheless creativity helps your child become a thoughtful, inquisitive, and confident learner. For first lessons of art you need big white sheets and crayons. The best variant is wax crayons – they are softer and more comfortable. You can also suggest your small one usual crayons but be sure they are not sharp. Finger paints is actually one of the most suitable variants for this age – they are easy to wash away and ready to use in the bathroom. If you choose gouache take thick brush for convenience. Kids can choose colors according to their desire. Don’t worry about red rabbit or choosing black color. The kid will use proper colors when he grows up. Now he just makes experiments and opens a new wonderful art world for himself.