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Look and Draw Study

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Look and Draw Study

Description

Your child draws a real object placed in front of them by looking closely at it as they go, then compares the drawing to the object and adds details they missed.

What to prep

  • paper
  • pencil
  • real_object
Cost: FreeBest time: AnytimeCreates something to keep

Play guide

  1. 1Choose one interesting object together, such as a leaf, a shoe, a toy, or a piece of fruit, and set it where your child can see it clearly.
  2. 2Ask your child to look at the object for a moment before drawing, noticing its shape, edges, and small details.
  3. 3Have them draw slowly, looking back at the object often rather than drawing from memory.
  4. 4When they think they are done, hold the drawing next to the object and ask what else they can see that is not on the page yet.
  5. 5Let them add those details, then choose whether to draw the same object again or a new one.