[Nfb-krafters-korner] Coloring with Willie

Fri May 20 07:08:02 UTC 2011

Don't have any of that stuff, as that is beyond anything I know.
However, I try and always mention color to him in those terms.  Green is
like grass.  Blue is like cool clear water.  Yellow is like the sun.
Good ideas!

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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Powers, Terry
(NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 5:25 AM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
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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