1) In the mood

2) others are coloring too.

So, get out a coloring book and color with them, make it a family activity. And, remeber that if they start out scribbling, the just keep on encouraging them to get better. If they have a bad day, think about it you have days you don’t feel like doing things either.

Children are still developing their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination at this stage. A great way to help him is to try using various materials that he may scribble with, such as sidewalk chalk, markers, crayons, and you may even give him a paint brush to “scribble” with if these things interest him. He will most likely start coloring eventually. Just remember, all children have different interests, so let him explore and discover what really intrigues him, and then use that as a means to expand his learning. Believe it or not, your child is expressing himself/herself through those scribbles!

Encourage him to draw large objects. Sing 5 little pumpkins sitting on the gate. Then have him draw 5 pumpkins and each decorate them into jack-o-laterns.

Have him draw what he does each day (eat, play, at school, in the car)

The “scribble” might be something very important to him ask him to tell you about his “art”. Also to let him know how important his “art” is to you ask him to give you a title for the art and use a marker to write about what he tells you on the paper.