Today Alex L. Wondered to the easel and found some crayons near by. He started to draw. First a lot of circles and then some lines. Soon Kayla came and together they drew. I was impressed how the two of them negotiated space together. Both could draw on the same easel and they even shared crayons. After Alex left Kayla traced her hand then my hand.
Soon Michelle came over. Michelle loved experimenting with the crayons. Sometimes she would press lightly to get one color and other times she would press with a lot of power to get a much darker color. Then Michelle noticed that neither Kayla nor Alex had drawn on the top of the paper. She preceded to draw on her tippy toes to draw in the open space at the top.
Easel coloring is a great way to strengthen arm muscles while working on fine motor development. Also the simple act of standing while moving you arm can help strengthen muscles in toddler's core. It was a great social, physical and creative activity and I'm sure they will do it again soon!
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