on paper, then turn the page into a developed art piece. In The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes, the main character learns that it’s ok if she does mess up and that life can be more fun when she stops doing everything perfectly.Īctivities/Prompts – Make art based on an oops by putting splats of paint, drips, scribbles, etc. In Beautiful Oops and The Book of Mistakes, we see how something that seems to be a mistake can be the next step in the creative process. These three books all address the idea of making mistakes and not letting ourselves get stuck on them. The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes, by Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein Draw about and discuss something in your life that you just want to be able to do for fun and enjoy, regardless of how good you are at it. Draw an ish picture with a sharpie (no re-dos!) – if you mess up you can’t erase it and just need to be ok with it. Try drawing the same thing several times in different ways (quickly, slowly, different styles, blind contour, etc.) Paint watercolor on wet paper, notice how it’s hard to control what happens. The main character is constantly frustrated that his drawings aren’t as good as he wants, but an opportunity to see them though his little sister’s eyes helps him let go of the perfectionism and enjoy making art again.Īctivities/Prompts – Create your own ish drawing/painting. Like The Dot, this book reminds kids that they don’t need to be perfect in order to be creative and express themselves through art. Create your own “Yet” creature and then role play what it can tell you the next time you struggle with something. Draw yourself doing something that you are working on being able to do. The Thing Lou Couldn’t Do, by Ashley Spiresīoth of these books encourage a growth mindset by reminding kids that just because we can’t do something yet, that doesn’t mean we won’t be able to learn how.Īctivities/Prompts – Draw yourself doing something that you used to be unable to do but learned to do. Round up of dot activities from The Artful Parent – Ģ. If you are working with a group, it’s wonderful to see all the different responses based on a simple dot. Create dot mandalas (fill a whole circle with dots and circles or create watercolor circles and fill them in later with patterns using markers/pens). Create art with dots using q-tips, circle stickers, or dot markers. Or make a mini-journal to take home with the prompt to make some kind of mark every day. See how many different types of dot art you can make. Have a young client who feels like they aren’t good at art, can’t be creative, or don’t know where to start with their art process? The Dot tells the story of a child who thinks that they can’t make art, but learns that we all have the ability to be creative.Īctivities/Prompts – Create your own painting that starts with a dot (or many dots). (Some have been grouped together because they are similar and the connected art prompts overlap so much.) I love the books below for the messages that they hold about having a growth mindset, accepting that we all make mistakes, continuing to try at something, and letting go of perfectionism while embracing creativity, playfulness, and self-acceptance. I give up.” In art therapy, we often see clients struggle with worry that they aren’t good enough at art, get stuck or overwhelmed in their art (and life) due to perfectionism, high-expectations, or self-doubt, and experience frustration when they feel that they have made a mistake in their art. If you work with children and teens, you’ve probably heard statements like this before “I’m just not good at_.” “Everyone is better than me.” “I can’t do it.” “I messed it up and it’s too hard. Developing a growth mindset and learning to move forward from mistakes is such an important thing for kids to learn.
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