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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

How To Teach Children To Draw Stars

I have an easy, fool proof way to teach children to draw stars. 


Grab some paper and something to write with.


Start by having your child write a capital A.


When completing the middle of the A, have your child extend the line through the A on both sides.


Starting at either the left or right side of the extended line, draw a line to the bottom of the opposite leg.


Draw a line from the remaining end of the extended line to the bottom of the opposite leg.


As easy as that, a star made and...


Before you know it, you'll have a sheet full of stars.

And, it all started with an A.
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19 comments:

  1. acasarellaSeptember 25, 2013 at 7:20 AM

    That little girl has some serious fine motor skills (not to mention an awesome instructor!) Nice job, mom :)

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  2. MaysemSeptember 25, 2013 at 8:07 AM

    What a clever way to teach how to draw a star. I would have never thought of starting with an A! Probably because I start out with a V which would be a complicated route to teach a kid.

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  3. Heather @ The Beating HearthSeptember 25, 2013 at 11:30 AM

    That's a pretty great trick!! I'm going to have my babies try this out!

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  4. Carla from The RiverSeptember 25, 2013 at 1:13 PM

    I love that trick. :-)

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  5. lisacngSeptember 25, 2013 at 1:36 PM

    Great lesson!!!! Very creative

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  6. UnknownSeptember 25, 2013 at 2:56 PM

    Haha. This is a very timely post. I was just trying to teach my 6 yr old to draw a star this past weekend. We made it through, but this way would have been so much easier and less frustrating for both of us. Great post.

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    1. Amy of While Wearing HeelsSeptember 25, 2013 at 5:51 PM

      If you learn any cool tricks to save me frustration be sure to share!

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  7. Full Circle CreationsSeptember 25, 2013 at 4:24 PM

    Great trick! Think I could teach the dogs?

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  8. Amy of While Wearing HeelsSeptember 25, 2013 at 5:52 PM

    Thanks Amy! I now have stars covering everything :)

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  9. Mel@Mellywood's MansionSeptember 25, 2013 at 6:07 PM

    I must practise this with Madeleine, since her favorite song is Twinkle Twinkle she will think she is very clever!

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  10. Di JinxSeptember 25, 2013 at 6:37 PM

    Oh that's so clever. And great idea to post about it too:)

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  11. Danni@SiloHillFarmSeptember 26, 2013 at 5:03 AM

    Leave it to you to find a better way to teach a kid to draw a star! I learned (and taught) by drawing the continuous line thing...so much harder. You are one clever and awesome mom!

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  12. Tara @ SuburbleSeptember 26, 2013 at 7:38 AM

    Super cool! I will try that with Lila today! (She can draw As... though Lucy seems light years away from that, I'm sure she'll be trying to scribble her letters soon, too!)

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  13. HomeFor4September 26, 2013 at 10:06 AM

    how cool is this amy! i'm so trying this with my kids later♥

    thanks for sharing, huggies♥

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  14. BronwynSeptember 26, 2013 at 6:42 PM

    Cute!

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  15. Kelley @ TheGrantLife.comSeptember 29, 2013 at 9:31 AM

    Amy! This is SO smart! I cant wait to try it with Ryley later today! Thats for the easy tutorial!

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