Kids experience so many different emotions. My girls can go from crying to laughing in a split second. Yet they tend to draw every person with two dots for eyes and a smile or a sad face.
Tonight we experimented with sketching girls and boys who looked surprised, sleepy, embarrassed, nervous, scared, shy, etc. Armed with just a few basic shapes and lines, they were able to create a whole range of emotions in their characters.
And they were sooo into it! I'm hoping this activity will not only expand their creativity, but also help them identify and express their own emotions.
Feel free to download this sample page to help your kids draw simple illustrations for various emotions.
Flipflops and Applesauce Emotions
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8 comments:
Oh my gosh! I love this and will love using it with Cali soon.
Thanks for adding it.
Love this! We often play a game at the dinner table where someone says an emotion and everyone else has to do that emotion. It's a lot of fun and I'm amazed at how well my son can use his face to express a wide range of emotions. We almost always end in giggles!
I hear ya about girls and thier emotions. What a neat idea. Think Im gonna try it my kiddos.
this is such a goooood idea. matthias needs to understand what he's feeling. can you do one for hungry??
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For nervous would it help to add uparching eyebrows? Kind of like this: _)(_
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How awesome - I love how you provided a model of how to draw the emotions.
Great idea! I took snap shots of my girls making different expressions with their faces. They enjoyed looking at the different photos of themselves acting suprised, sad, happy, mad, silly, etc.
Jen
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