Molding of plasticine OR how to help the child learn how to sculpt everything in the world!

To mold from plasticine children of the most different age love. It's so interesting, when an ordinary little rod turns into a funny little animal, a fairy-tale hero or an interesting hand-crafted article. And, of course, the child is especially pleased to realize that this magic is done by his own hands - it is very useful for forming a high self-esteem and self-confidence and one's own strength! In addition, sculpting from plasticine is an excellent training of fine motor skills, which is very important for the development of speech and preparation of the hand for writing (which is especially important at the stage of preparation for school). Also during such lessons children develop their creative abilities, learn to combine colors and invent the most incredible compositions. Therefore, parents should support and develop children's interest in modeling, offering new and unusual ideas for crafts.

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But sometimes it happens that molding from plasticine bores a grown up child. 2-3-year-old babies are happy to mold the simplest figures: animals, vegetables, fruits, but the older child wants to come up with something more interesting and unusual, he asks his parents how to make this or that craft from plasticine. And if modeling for mummy and daddy from plasticine is a kind of "terra incognita", then they will not be able to give efficient advice and help their child. Of course, the way out can be to find a mug or studio for modeling. However, there are not too many such circles, so the set is limited, and they simply will not be able to accept all comers. In addition, not all working parents will be able to provide regular visits to study groups or studios due to lack of time. In this case, numerous help tools (books, brochures and even some online resources) can be called to the aid, which help to learn how to sculpt everyone - both children and adults. Particular attention should be given to bright and colorful books on modeling, in which all the articles are explained "from and to," in the most detailed detail. In addition, often there are useful tips on how to properly mix colors and perform certain elements. With such books, children can work independently or together with their parents or friends.

Depending on the hobbies of the child, you can choose the very different literature on modeling. Many children like the bright and colorful books of Roni Oren, in which the process of manufacturing a wide variety of plasticine products is described. In these interesting publications modeling of plasticine is a sequence of steps, which any child can easily make a nice, recognizable and detailed workpiece. Work with such literature is available to 4-5-year-old children (with the help of parents), and from 6-7 years old children will be able to create independently.

Some parents object to such publications, arguing that the molding from plasticine must remain, first of all, a creative process that can not be hammered by various patterns and schemes. The truth is there, but more so for young children. Indeed, it is not necessary to begin acquaintance with the basics of modeling from such literature. And for older children, who are already rushing to do something unusual, it will already be just in time.

Of course, it is very important to push the child to independent creativity, and not just to reproduce the described crafts. To do this, you can ask him to come up with his own models based on what is available in the book. And even better - to connect to the creative process and to lie together with the child. Compare mother's and baby cat (dinosaur, house or any other craft) will be very exciting. Just do not compare in the context of "better - worse"! And you can come up with whole compositions from plasticine, complementing the sculpted figures with cardboard, paper and cloth details, natural materials, wire and beads - depending on the theme and the flight of imagination. Such a joint creative process will surely leave in the child's soul the warmest memories for many, many years, and, in addition, teach how to create compositions from absolutely incompatible materials at first sight, do not be afraid to fantasize and come up with the most unusual options!