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Every Creative Journey Begins with the First Steps Crayola believes that encouraging kids to express their thoughts at all ages is important. We help kids express their ideas and feelings with colorful tools made for little hands that transform a child's uniquely original thoughts into visible form.

*My First Crayola™ Developmental Stages of Art. (n.d.). Retrieved February 9, 2015, from http://www.crayola.com/splash/product/my-first-crayola-developmental-stages-of-art.aspx

Kids produce some wonderful artwork over the years. This short guide will help you identify and enjoy the different stages your kids go through with their artwork as they get older. It will also help you work out which are the must-keep pieces.

*Children's Drawing Stages - 6 Things To Look For | Planning With Kids. (2010, August 3). Retrieved February 9, 2015, from http://planningwithkids.com/2010/08/03/childrens-drawing-stages/

Scribbling: It's Important for a Child, Part II By Lois E. Wilson, Senior Scribe Former Art Education Instructor, Miami University During the second stage, controlled scribbling, children show more motor control over their marks.This indicates they are developing coordination between hand and eye which is reflected in their other activities such as eating and dressing.

*Scribbling: It’s Important for a Child, Part IIE. (n.d.). Retrieved February 9, 2015, from http://www.countynewsonline.org/senior/2012/nov/wilson-scribbling103112.html

Scribbling: It's Important for a Child, Part II By Lois E. Wilson, Senior Scribe Former Art Education Instructor, Miami University During the second stage, controlled scribbling, children show more motor control over their marks.This indicates they are developing coordination between hand and eye which is reflected in their other activities such as eating and dressing.

*Scribbling: It’s Important for a Child, Part IIE. (n.d.). Retrieved February 9, 2015, from http://www.countynewsonline.org/senior/2012/nov/wilson-scribbling103112.html

Stages of Art Development Research tells us there are five art stages children go through as they develop: Scribbling (ages two to four) Preschematic (ages four to seven) Schematic (ages seven to nine) Gang (ages nine to twelve) Pseudo-Naturalistic (ages twelve to fourteen I've added one more stage at the bottom of this page for babies under the age of two: Exploratory Stage (ages birth to two) Once a child reaches the age of two to four years, s/he moves into the Scribbling Stage of art development.

*Little-arty-pants. (n.d.). Retrieved February 9, 2015, from http://www.little-arty-pants.com/p/research-tells-us-there-are-five-art.html

My daughter is just about two and totally in love with coloring. She will use anything and everything to make marks and lines whenever she can. Not only is she really into scribbling, she spends good chunks of time concentrating while working - which is pretty amazing for this age!

*Scribble scribble. (n.d.). Retrieved February 9, 2015, from http://sarahlipoff.com/2010/12/03/scribble-scribble/

The first basic stage is scribble writing. The second stage involves "letter like" markings, some may resemble letters and others may look more like shapes. The third stage is when the child makes continuous strings of letters.

*Basic Stages of Writing - Teaching Little Kids. (n.d.). Retrieved February 9, 2015, from http://teachinglittlekids.com/literacy/writing/basic-stages-of-writing/

All children all over the world scribble. No matter what chronological age a child starts to scribble, he or she will go through the following developmental stages. The child who starts to scribble at age one, might spend more time in each stage than a child who begins at three.

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For more instructional videos visit Bill Martin's YouTube Channel To use these exercises duplicate the various stages of the painting on a canvas of your own. If you choose to paint your own subjects pick ones similar to those here.

For more instructional videos visit Bill Martin's YouTube Channel To use these exercises duplicate the various stages of the painting on a canvas of your own. If you choose to paint your own subjects pick ones similar to those here.

I love idea books, especially idea books for kids. I'm not the most creative person in the world when it comes to entertaining children, and this book book has got some fabulous ideas for easy art projects to do with kids of all ages.

All children all over the world scribble. No matter what chronological age a child starts to scribble, he or she will go through the following developmental stages. The child who starts to scribble at age one, might spend more time in each stage than a child who begins at three.