Skill· 3y–4y· 2 min
Let's Draw Friends and Family
Complete this activity with your child and one of their friends. Tell them you'll be drawing pictures of friends or family members. Set the example, grab paper and crayons and show them how to draw a person. Review body parts, color together, and use yarn for hair while practicing sharing and turn-taking.
Free to do together whenever you like.
What you'll need
Another child to play with — save this one for a playdate
How it works
The 4-step guide, with what to look for at each step, is for signed-in parents.
What this develops
- MilestoneDraws a person with multiple body partsMind· 3.5y–4.5y· core
- MilestoneDraws simple personMind· 2.8y–3y· core· Steps 3, 7
- MilestoneCreate simple representations of events, people and objects.Mind· 3.3y–5y· core· Step 7
- MilestoneCopies a circleBody· 2.2y–4.2y· stretch· Step 3
- MilestoneProduces controlled varied strokesBody· 2y–3y· stretch· Step 17
- MilestoneUses simple tools and techniques competently and appropriately.Body· 3.3y–5y· core· Step 17
- MilestoneControls tools effectivelyBody· 3.3y–5y· core· Step 17
- MilestoneCooperates and shares with peersHeart· 3y–5y· core· Step 13
- MilestoneUses child scissorsBody· 2.9y–5y· core· Step 13
- MilestoneCuts materials with scissorsBody· 4y–5y· core· Step 13
Visual example
Coming soon