Teaching your toddler how to draw is a fun and challenging process. Young children develop their drawing abilities stage by stage.

According to Drawing Development in Children by Betty Edwards, random scribbles begin at age one-and-a-half, but quite quickly take on definite shapes. Circular movement is first because it is most natural anatomically.

After weeks of scribbling, children make the discovery of art: a drawn symbol can stand for a real thing in the environment. Circular form becomes a universal symbol for almost anything. Later symbols become more complex, reflecting child’s observations on the world around him.

At four or five, the child begins to tell stories or work out problems with her drawings, changing basic forms as needed to express meaning. Often once the problem is expressed, the child feels better able to cope with it.

It would be wonderful if you could capture the magic moments of your little ones as she transforms from a scribbler to a little Leonardo da Vinci .

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