Emma (six years old) drew this adorable elephant after first making a thumbprint elephant by following the instructions in one of Ed Emberley’s Great Thumbprint Drawing Book. I love that she was able to see the shapes she would need to use for the elephant by making a thumbprint drawing! I think this method actually is working better for her than a more traditional shape-based drawing book.
Do you have a favorite art or drawing book that you think my kids would enjoy?
Learning Laboratory is a place to share the fun, creative, hands-on learning that happens every day! Here are a few favorite posts that were shared last week:
- Monster Dice Learning from Momma’s Fun World
- Top Toddler Books for Learning about Animals from The Good Long Road
- Printable Bird Puppet from Doodles and Jots
MaryAnne is a craft loving educator, musician, photographer, and writer who lives in Silicon Valley with her husband Mike and their four children.
We’re learning how to bake successfully with spelt flour instead of wheat!
~ joey ~
Thanks for linking up!
What an adorable elephant! :)
Interesting! Sounds like she had a drawing breakthrough…
Thanks for the mention : )
You’re welcome! Loved that post :)
What a fabulous elephant! :) Sorry I’m late linking up this week.
Thank you for hosting this linky
That is so cute
What a lovely elephant. Children are so good at expressing themselves through the arts!
I’ve gone back a bit in the archives at waddleeahchaa.com, but I thought our series on All Children can draw fit in perfect with your post.
We love the books “ish” and “The Dot” by Peter Reynolds. They do not teach children how to draw but encourage all children to have a go at drawing and painting. Love them!
Wow! She did such a great job! Love that it’s blowing water out of its trunk.
I loved that detail, too :)
What an adorable elephant, love it! :)
That is so cute!
I love those step by step drawing books for kids. I don’t think any of us(in my family) are naturally talented drawers so this is fun for them to actually create something you can identify.
This drawing is adorable. We tried several drawing books, including that one, with Anna, but she was not very interested.
That elephant really is adorable! So clever of Emma!