Positive experiences WORRIED that your walls and child’s clothes will never be the same crayoning? Don’t be. Don't expect art materials manufacturers to build ‘discipline’ into their pro- ducts. If they try, then they usually sacrifice some of the ‘tart’ qualities, to make the products ‘‘wash out"’ easier. ‘*Discipline’’ doesn’t Mean curing the results of the problem after it’s hap- pened. Instead, it involves ‘*preventive planning”’. Remember that children are less able to communicate their interest (or lack of same). A toddler may want to en- joy a particular activity for only a few minutes, if at all. They might have more inter- est at another time. If the goal is to develop enjoyment for a certain art activity, then the experience should be a posilive one, even if very short. Crayoning can be an ex- ample. Consider the materials. The crayons should be chunky (block-shaped) so they’re unbreakable, easy- to-grasp, and not frustrating (which happens with broken pieces). A younger child is inter- ested in what’s happening and how he’s making it happen. Two to four colors are sufficient. The paper should be big encugh that the child won't go over the edge mere- ly by extending his arm. The paper should also be thick and strong so it doesn’t rip or crinkle if a child pushes too hard. Manilla drawing paper is one of the cheaper papers, but sturdy enough to use for early crayoning and other gooey art such as painting and collage gluing. Now for the environment, Choose clothing that you won't mind having a mark on, in case the crayon strays from the paper. (If it’s warm enough, an old T-shirt and training pants or a diaper will do.) Good quality color pig- ments won't wash out easily, especially any color with red pigment (including pink, Diabetes campaign underweaw THE BRITISH « .umbia Division of the Canadian Diabetes Association will be participating in a Canada- wide door-to-door fund-rais- ing campaign in November. Volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks to assist this worthwhile cause. Richard Blackburn will be coordinating the North Van- couver area drive on a vol- unteer basis with the assistance of Valerie Thom and her staff of the Cana- dian Diabetes office. Preliminary organizational work is well underway and anyone wishing to assist in this event is urged to call Richard Blackburn at 929- 5236 or Valerie Thom at 732-1331. Phone workers, area captains and door knockers are required and most welcome. Diabetes is a condition where the body cannot use sugar (glucose) properly. The disease affects over one million Canadians and about 5 per cent of the population can expect to develop diabetes at some stage in life. younger. after an afternoon of Orange, purple and black). Some wash out partially, but almost never completely. Taping down the corners of the drawing paper pre- vents it from moving while being drawn on so the child doesn't have added distrac- tion, Is the table located within the child’s reach of the wall or other furniture? A by fe Pat Gallaher 59 - Friday, October 25, 1985 - North Shore News art enjoyment Move the table. If undesirable behavior takes place, it might have nothing to do with the art activity itself, but rather with the desire to get atten- tion. The quickest way to stop such habit-forming misbehavior is to remove the attention-getting tools and move on to another activity. Then you're not prolonging an ‘‘unpleasantness*' associated with crayoning. If you’re consistent and firm on the first few occasions, then you'll know in the future when your child really wants {O crayon, because he won't misuse the activity. Art can be a fot of fun. How much art and how much fun is usually in pro- portion to how much thought you’ve given to your goals before the experience takes place. 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