When you pick up a crayon and move it across paper, you are drawing! Scribbles are real art. Every mark you make is special because you made it. Drawing is how you tell stories and share ideas with lines and shapes.
Give children large paper and many kinds of drawing tools (thick crayons, markers, chalk). Let them scribble freely without correcting. Ask them to tell you about their drawing. Celebrate all marks as meaningful.
Drawing is when you make marks on paper with something like a crayon, pencil, or marker. You can draw lines, dots, circles, zigzags, and swirls. Every single mark you make is part of your drawing. There is no wrong way to draw!
Scribbling is drawing too. When you move your crayon all around the paper and make big swooping lines or tiny little dots, you are scribbling. Scribbles might look like a tangle of lines, but they are very important. They are how your hand learns to control the crayon. They are how your brain learns to make your hand do what you want.
Your drawings tell stories. Sometimes you might draw something and know exactly what it is, like a dog or a house. Other times you might just make marks that feel good to make. Both kinds are wonderful! If someone asks you about your drawing, you can tell them what it means to you. Your words and your marks work together.
Every famous artist started by scribbling. Before they could paint beautiful paintings, they scribbled just like you. Drawing is a journey, and scribbling is the very first step. So grab a crayon, find some paper, and make your marks. Your art matters because it comes from you!
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