Your 3-year-old:Your Budding Picasso

Your Budding Picasso

It's exciting to see your child's first drawing of a recognizable thing, often a rudimentary person. Your child will also start ascribing meaning to her art (sometimes it's what she intended to draw, sometimes she'll decide what it's about after the fact). "That's you and me." Often, though, the picture isn't meant to be a picture of anything at all. You can encourage her by providing plenty of art materials and not trying to direct her work.
小馨會畫圖了！有時她會畫完圖後問我「這是什麼」?我會胡亂回答（因為她的畫也很抽象），有時會猜中、有時被她說不對...只有她自己知道那是什麼，不過她會畫太陽，畫得很好！其餘都是圈圈或線條...也看不出什麼啦！

Your 3-year-old now
To help your child benefit from making art:
Don't direct her work or try to teach her how to draw or make a specific thing. Give her the tools and then step out of the way.
其實畫畫最可以表現出小孩子的創造力與想像力，我知道不要去限制她、引導她如何畫，避免受到大人世界的影響，這也是小朋友最可愛之處。

Lay down some newspaper on the work surface or a tarp on the floor and then let your child be messy (within reason, of course). This is one area in which she should have complete creative control.
Let her discover new techniques. She may paint with a paper clip or glue clay to a piece of paper.
Instead of asking, "What's that?" when presented with an unrecognizable image, comment on the color or boldness of a line, and invite your child to tell you more about it.
不要去問小孩子妳畫什麼...這的確很困難，我想一般大人的直覺都會問這個問題吧！記得以前就接受過類似的觀念，時間一久就忘了！我想還是讓她自己介紹她畫了什麼比較好！
Ask your child what she likes about the art. You might hear something unexpected, like, "Yellow makes me happy."
Ask if your child wants you to write down the name of the picture, or if she can tell you a story about it.
Display artwork in a prominent place to show your child you value it.
這點倒是很好的作法：將孩子的畫放在顯眼之處！昨晚小馨看到床前放著她自己畫的「繪畫小書」（其實是著色小書），她很興奮地敘述當時畫畫的過程...呵呵，想不到小孩子的記憶這麼好又這麼鮮明啊！

Some children may not sit still long enough to draw. Don't force it; try again another day with different materials. It may be a matter of finding the right medium to whet her appetite.

Your life now
Do you find yourself spending long minutes sorting blocks, cars, balls, and toy animals back into their proper containers at the end of the day? Don't. Three-year-olds are still deeply into dump-it-all-out play, and by breakfast tomorrow you'll only have another mess. Better to bring out fewer types of toys at one time, so they can be put away more easily.
沒錯！到現在小馨都還不喜歡收玩具，反而喜歡將玩具全部倒出來，顯示她有足夠很多的玩具...每當家裡要有人來打掃前一天，我就開始傷腦筋，雖然將玩具收好了，但很快也弄亂了！只能說，家中有小孩的人，對居家佈置要求不能太高啊！