[Nfb-krafters-korner] coloring

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I had gotten from the NFB store a coloring book that had raised lines and  
crayons that were fat and sat in these holders.  The holders talked I think  
by pushing a button and said what color they were.  I bought them so I  
could color with the Princesses.  Kids love to color and they love when you  do 
it with them.  So I got it so I could color with them.
 
Joyce  Kane
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In a message dated 5/20/2011 2:31:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
terrencevane at gmail.com writes:

Hi there  Dick!
What about drawing your pictures on a screen of some sort? This would  
allow him to feel the lines and color in them. You could also usea   tracing 
wheel on a surface withsome give  to trace the picture. Also,  though a little 
pricy, there's a device called the Draftsman from APH  (http://www.aph.org) 
that produces raised lines on plastic film using a  stylus. I believe 
there's also a site that actually has tactile coloring  books. I could be wrong, 
butI  think it's somethinglike   http://www.brailleshop.com. 

Terrence

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On May 18, 2011, at 11:42 PM, "Dick Carlson"  
<dick.carlson0428 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> 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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