First Marks
Parent offers crayons or finger paint and the agent coaches the parent to observe toddler's first mark-making — scribbles, dots, lines — as expressions of early aesthetic creativity and motor control.
Opens a guided voice session in TogetherTime.
What you'll need
Large paper taped to table or floor. Thick crayons or washable finger paint. Smock or old clothes. Parent observes without directing.
How it works
- 1~30s
Let your child discover the materials. Watch what happens when they first touches the crayon to paper or dips fingers in paint. Does they make dots? Lines? Scribbles? How does they hold the crayon? Is they surprised or delighted when marks appear?
Watch for: Child creates marks on paper using crayons or paint, showing early aesthetic expression.
- 2~20s
you, look at how your child holds the crayon. Does they use a fist grip (whole hand around it)? A palmar grip? Or is they starting to hold it between fingers? The grasp tells us about fine motor development and readiness for later writing.
Watch for: Child's grasp on the crayon indicates fine motor development stage.
- 3~20s
Last observation — watch your child's face and body while they creates. Does they look happy? Focused? Excited? Does they show you what they's made? The emotional response to creating tells us about aesthetic engagement — the joy of making something.
Watch for: Child shows emotional engagement and joy during the creative process.