Drawing can exercise children’s thinking creativity and hands-on ability. Children’s works at different stages reflect their development level of perception, emotion, and creativity at a specific period, as well as their understanding of beauty at that time. . 1-year-old children all start with basic graffiti. Since children at this stage have not yet formed the concept of painting, they can only draw messy patterns based on their initial sensory understanding. Therefore, the painting enlightenment at this stage is often ignored by parents. ignore. Children's initial graffiti cannot be called artistic creation. Rather than drawing, it is better to say that they are practicing "hand-eye-brain" coordination.

At about one and a half years old, the child's painting behavior can be carried out with the movement of the elbow. When children wave their arms, they usually draw some disordered lines that go back and forth.

At this stage, the child's hand control ability is still lacking. During the drawing process, the hand will not lift off the paper. The picture is mostly composed of continuous spiral lines, and there are still some problems. Always draw around the edges of the paper.

The French artist Paul Klee once said: "Painting is like taking a walk with a line." This speaks to the purity of line as a painting form. It is in this relaxed and pleasant atmosphere that children begin their own attempts and explorations in the early stages of painting enlightenment. All these seemingly chaotic lines, each one has an important meaning. All these attempts are preparations for them to be able to draw "closed figures" next.

Parents can make the following preparations:

(1) Increase the strength of their children’s arms and the fine movements of their hands.

For example, let the child practice crawling more and operate more toys that exercise fine hand movements. These exercises will be beneficial to the development of children's graffiti ability.

(2) Provide children with safe and suitable drawing materials.

For example, prepare soft crayons or oil pastels for children. Since children at this time are in the oral stage and will occasionally put paintbrushes into their mouths, be sure to choose safe and non-toxic paintbrushes. Secondly, make sure that the brush barrel is thick and easy for young children to grasp. Also, prepare large paper for your child to draw on, so they don't have to worry about drawing outside the paper.

What parents should avoid doing during the graffiti stage:

(1) Do not engage in excessive verbal communication while your child is graffiti, as this will disturb him.

(2) Do not restrict children’s painting behavior. It is normal for children to draw outside the drawing paper. Don't blame them.

(3) Don’t set an example for your child. Even if you see him drawing something strange, don’t immediately step forward to help him. Let’s not hold children’s little hands and teach them to draw. We need to let go and let children experience every growth on their own.

(4) Don’t give him too many colored brushes. Too many choices can be distracting for children. At this time, one color is enough.

(5) If your child soils his clothes and paints the table, walls and floors at home, do not blame him. Remember to choose painting materials that are easy to clean.

When a child is 1 year old, parents should not pay too much attention to the content of the child's painting and the final result. The main thing is the process of the child's painting perception, through which the child can get exercise.