[Nfb-krafters-korner] Coloring with Willie

Thu May 19 16:32:30 UTC 2011

Neet idea!  A circle from a coin, a line down, 2 slanted lines from the top of the line and 2 from the bottem and bingo, you have a stick figure of Willy or you or one of his friends!
He can also learn print letters from these templates or fome letters.  I think someone told me they were in the camp section.
Have fun!
Terry P.
Building with popsickle sticks is also fun.  I covered a soup can and painted it to make a pencil holder and my mom kept it on her desk at work.  I once made a zoo out of the plastic containers that tomatoes come in and bread ties.  I used the board with the holes in it and masking tape for my sidewalks.  We painted it green to look like grass.  I had plastic animals.  He could have fun with a simple car track, putting it together and running the cars around the track.  Did you ever hear of a beap ball.  It makes a sound so he can catch it or run after it.  
Bye for now.

Terry P.
Have fun!

-----Original Message-----
From: River Woman [mailto:riverwoman at zoominternet.net] 
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:50 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Coloring with Willie

Another Idea for coloring is to put flat but textured objects under the paper.  Put a LEAF or a cardboard cut out shape, under the paper.  Then, using the crayons, begin coloring over the shapes and they will appear in the drawing - you can use the mesh bag that comes with onions; crumpled paper flattened out, screening, leaves; tooth pics; templates you get at the craft store come in lots of shapes; quilting templates that give outlines can be purchased at the fabric dept at JoAnn's; coins; masking tape on the table below the paper; and lots more things like this.  This gives freedom without having to try to stay inside of lines, yet makes a very colorful picture. And, since he is only 7 years old, would be so much fun without worries for him.

I think the teacher at school could think ahead as to HOW he can participate in the projects.  I am a teacher and it's important to make sure that every student in the classroom has a successful outcome with every project. this takes forethought on my part and the last thing I would want is for someone in the classroom to be left out and not enjoy each project.  Students have different ways of learning and it is the teachers JOB to be sure to figure out HOW each child can and will do a project.  It is important for him to be included in ALL the teachings and projects and it is important for the TEACHER to figure out HOW to do this.  That is what teaching is all about - Lynda River Woman
----- Original Message -----
From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Coloring with Willie

> There is a pen like object, that has a bumpy wheel on the end for 
> drawing raised lines.  Also there is a braille cumpus for drawing 
> circules.  Check with the NFB store for these.  Also there are braille 
> rulers for drawing lines.  The wheel will give you a line on the other 
> side of the paper, if I remember right.  I have not used one since in school.
> If you have a brailler, lines and shapes can be created with the 
> brailler and he can color them.
> When coloring, try to describe colors by relating them to things in 
> real life, like blue being the wide ocean, orange being the sun set Or 
> the warm sun shine, green being the grass under his feet when you go 
> walking in a field.
>
> Terry P.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Susan Roe [mailto:dogwoodfarm at verizon.net]
> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:14 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Coloring with Willie
>
> Hi Dick,
>
> One way you can help him color is to first introduce him to simple 
> shapes by taking a bottle of either elmers glue or the tacky glue and 
> tracing the shapes on a piece of paper with a simple glue line, 
> letting it dry and then giving him the crayons to fill in the spaces inside the raised lines.
> He should be able to feel on the paper where the lines are and where 
> the colored in areas are as well.
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dick Carlson" <dick.carlson0428 at earthlink.net>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 1:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello everybody!
>
>
>> Well, how about a bit of a longer report now that I have some time.
>>
>> First of all, as I said, Willy just turned seven years old, and it's 
>> been a busy three months for him.  I've been able to spend some time 
>> with him as he's stayed some with me while on vacation or when 
>> school's been out.
>> His
>> mom also travels for work, so this has worked out well.
>>
>> First things first.  Willy has begun to not be so leery about 
>> exploring or trying new things.  This winter, we've had more snow, 
>> and I taught him what snow was and he actually played in the snow.  I 
>> taught him about making a snowball.  I actually had a bit more fun 
>> than was necessary, as I kind of guided Willy's hand to throw the 
>> ball right as his mom was coming our way, and like a true champ, he 
>> hit her.  She was not happy, because I did the same thing.
>>
>> He was interested in how wet the snow was, but he didn't seem to mind.
>> One
>> thing we're working on these days again is not worrying so much about 
>> getting his hands dirty and into things.  If you recall, last summer, 
>> when I first came on, Willy would not get his hands dirty or into 
>> many things.
>> We're working on that now.
>>
>> Someone also talked about doing crafts with nature.  Well, it's not a 
>> craft, but I do have different plants and flowers in the garden, so I 
>> had him outside with me and we smelled and touched plants and 
>> flowers.  He liked some of those smells and now that spring is here, 
>> it's great!  In fact, I taught Willy how to plant some seeds, and 
>> he's begun seeing them grow.  I chose beans because they grow fast 
>> and can be planted anywhere.
>>
>> Willy had an interesting experience at school which I think sparked 
>> his interest in trying things.  He found that some of what the kids 
>> did were somewhat visual.  For instance, they were coloring some 
>> pictures, which he couldn't do.  Also, the teacher had them drawing 
>> pictures as well.
>> Again,
>> he couldn't really do that.  It wasn't the same to tell the teacher 
>> what kind of picture he wanted to draw.  It also wasn't the same to 
>> just give him a piece of blank paper and a crayon and just tell him 
>> to scribble or color.
>>
>> Willy came to me and asked two things.  He knows that I like to draw 
>> and he wanted to know if there was any way that he could color one of 
>> my pictures.
>> It was so darn cute.  So, I've got to find a way to see how he could 
>> do that.  I want him to be able to feel the picture and maybe just 
>> color inside the lines.  I don't know.
>>
>> Finally, he has taken the initiative to ask if we could do a project 
>> he did before but in his words "better!"  He wants to make another 
>> collage, and I'm all for that.  However, I know that I want things to 
>> go differently than before.  For instance, I want to use some kind of 
>> thick cardboard to put the stuff on so that it's easier to handle.  
>> Also, I told Willy that if we were going to do another "picture" as 
>> he calls it, then he was going to have to do a lot more of the work, 
>> and that's where I'm going to want your help and encouragement.  If 
>> you remember, when Willy did his first collage, Uncle Dick did all of 
>> the major work, and a lot of what Willy did was to hand me the 
>> material and tell me where he wanted them put.  Once we found out 
>> that using a glue stick didn't work for Willy, I ended up doing most 
>> of the gluing until the very end when I finally asked you for some 
>> ideas.  This time, I want Willy to take charge and do most of the 
>> work.  In fact, I think it would be fun for both of us to do the work 
>> together but I might decide to do it also under blindfold so that 
>> we're both not using our eyes.  I also want Willy to feel and know 
>> that he's doing a lot of the work.  And, I don't think it will be a 
>> good idea to use glue sticks.  It's been at least since November 
>> since we completed his other one, and he was proud of it, but now 
>> even he said that he would do more.
>> What do you think of trying it this new way?  We will definitely use 
>> nature things along with other things like before but he will also 
>> have a lot more input.  It will also give him a chance to use his 
>> hands a lot more to feel around and really look at what he's doing 
>> and how it's coming.  He and I will also just have to learn to paste 
>> things on and use and spread glue.
>> I'm so used to doing it visually but I'm willing to try other ways. 
>> Also,
>> maybe if I lead by example, he'll just think it's normal to do things 
>> this way.
>>
>> Anyway ladies, remember that us guys can also have fun doing these 
>> projects!
>> Good or kids doing this stuff!
>>
>> Dick
>>
>> We actually want to get going on this during the weekend.
>>
>>
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