[Nfb-krafters-korner] coloring
Dick Carlson
dick.carlson0428 at earthlink.net
Sat May 21 06:45:10 UTC 2011
I actually saw some of those today at a crafts store.
Neat!
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I use scented markers when I want to color with others. It works, chocolate
is brown, cherry is red, etc..
Neva Fairchild
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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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