How to Draw a Penguin: by C

Here is yet another drawing lesson from my daughter C.  Yes,  it is almost summer here and I have no idea of her interest in drawing penguins?  This is one of her finished penguins. I love it!

Get your pencils. markers, crayons,and paper ready....

Take it away C:

First draw the head like a half circle with an eye and beak.

Then, add and oval body.

Next, add the smaller belly and wings.

Now add the feet.

You can add what ever you like in the background.

Here is C adding even more detail and textures.

Finished Penguin. Fabulous!

Here is my finished penguin after C's instruction.  

I think these drawing lessons from C have been really building her confidence.  She is drawing everyday.  She is such an inspiration!

How to Draw a Bunny by C.

How to Make a Sailboat by C.

What have you let your children teach you?

How to Draw a Bunny by C

I Love Bunnies.  It was my favorite animal to draw as a child. Whenever I had to draw something that was my choice it was a bunny about nine times out of ten.  My daughter "C" has been drawing bunnies since the Easter season is upon us or maybe she is following in my foot steps? She wanted to teach me how to draw a bunny and I told her I could post it on The Chocolate Muffin Tree for all the world to see.  Here is the bunny that she showed me how to draw.

Take it away C:

C: For this drawing, all you need is paper, a pen, and pink marker.  First you draw an oval like this.

C: Then, you draw a circle for the head and add the ears.

C:  Now draw the eyes, nose, mouth, and whiskers.  Then color the nose and ears pink.

C:  Last,  add some lines for fur and a tail.  Make a line around the bunny to create a cave.  Draw eggs and carrots under the bunny.  Now you are done.

Me: Here is my bunny drawing after the instructions from my daughter.  What do you think?  I enjoyed having my daughter teach me to draw a bunny.  She was extremely proud!

Do you let your children teach you how to make things?

Hope you have a wonderful holiday with your family! Take care.

Happy Easter!

How to Make a Sailboat: by C

My daughter always asks me if she can make her own project for The Chocolate Muffin Tree and this is one of them: "How to Make a Sailboat".  I've even let my daughter take pictures of her own projects step by step (but the photos didn't turn out.....we're still working on that).  She sees me documenting the steps of everything all the time and sometimes I wonder what kind of effect will have on her? Maybe it means we just need to create without documentation of everything (we are working on that)....the spontaneity gets lost sometimes. Here is one of her adorable construction paper sailboats.

For this project you'll need:

2 Sheets of Construction Paper

Scissors

Tape

Markers

Take it away C:

First you fold up the corner on a piece of construction paper like this.

Then you cut of the part that is showing and even it out.

Then fold it again on a corner. (Are you getting all this?) Then cut off the part that is showing again. This  is the sail of the boat.

It should look like this.

Now take a different color of construction paper and fold it the short way. This is the boat.

Now take the sail and make sure it is folded together.

Place the sail on top of the boat and use clear tape for this, not glue.....!

Now, add stripes (or no stripes) on the sail with marker and add yourself and your name on the boat part and you are done!

Finished boat!

Here is another sailboat that I (C) made. 

What do you think of C's self designed project and instructions?

Are you blogger that writes about the things you do with your children? 

If so, what challenges do you face with blogging and your children?