From the time my daughter was just over a year old, she was interested in arts and crafts. If a day goes by where she doesn’t pick up a marker, some glue or a pipe cleaner, I am surprised. She started off with simple paper and marker tasks and now that she is six and a half, she has moved on to much more complex crafts that she creates all by herself.
My son, on the other hand, who is two, going on three in another month and a half expresses very little interest in any type of creative activity including colouring for kids.
As a former Kindergarten teacher, I have tried almost every trick in the book to engage him in drawing activities or any other creative endeavor. I’m hoping that this fall, with turning three, his attention span will increase a little bit. This, in turn, will give him the attention required to sit down and engage in colouring activities and craft projects that take longer than 10 seconds!
In the past few weeks, my son has actually asked to draw a picture. Not only did he use crayons, but he drew a picture of Daddy! I can’t even begin to describe the joy this brought me. Here’s to hoping this interest continues. I don’t expect him to LOVE art like his sister does, but I’d love for him to show a small interest in these activities. He’ll be going to Junior Kindergarten in another year and it will help his transition if he shows some interest in this type of activity. It will also help to put Mommy’s mind at ease a little bit.
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