![]() Have you got a reluctant "colourer"? Would this app motivate your child to "colour-in"?ĭisclaimer: The information on this site is general in nature and should be used for educational and entertainment purposes. I love how this app brings both the traditional and modern together. Our kids are part of this digital age with all it's expectations. Technology is here to stay and evolving all the time. Some of you may be reading this shaking your heads! What is the world coming to where we need to be reminded of the benefits of traditional "colouring-in".well this is the way things are right now. Perhaps you could display their "picture of the week" and change it in a prominent position (the fridge is always popular)? They love recognition of what they have done and this reinforces their behaviour, encouraging them to repeat it! All children love having their "work" displayed. Which tool is easier to colour in large spaces?Ģ) Hand dominance and bilateral coordination - Which hand is used to colour in? Does your child switch hands when they move across their bodies to colour? Is one hand being a "helper" to stop the paper from moving?ģ) Dynamic Tripod grasp and wrist position - How does your child hold the pencil? What is developmentally appropriate? Do they hook their wrist? Do they move their whole hand as they colour?Ĥ) Observing visual cues - Does your child notice they boundaries where they should colour-in? Depending on their age, you may encourage different colours for different parts of the picture.ĥ) Pride in their work - Children love praise. crayons, textas, pencils, paint) can provide different outputs. Too much and the output is dark (or you break a pencil or make a hole in the page), too little and the output is light. Here are 5 ways your child can benefit from "traditional colouring-in".ġ) Proprioceptive feedback - It is important for kids to learn about pressure applied to the page. Colouring-in is a great way to prepare kids for handwriting. ![]() With so many amazing apps encouraging "device colouring-in" where the screen is coloured in with a stylus or finger, it is refreshing to see kids being encouraged to put marks on actual paper. The surprise is the magical touch of bringing your child's pictures to life. This app is a fantastic way to encourage colouring-in the traditional "crayon to paper" way we have always coloured-in.
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