Drawings are the main form of expression for children in their first years of life; within these, color has an important meaning, as we will see.
Early childhood education is based on manual and expressive color activities. At first spots, stripes, dots, imitations of circles, etc. As time goes by, these “scribbles” take shape and meaning for adults, although children have always been clear about them. The child’s ability to express through drawing is infinite.
They choose shapes, figures and, above all, colors that can indicate some important aspects of the child’s personality and emotions.
What does color mean in a child’s drawing?
Some specialists take advantage of these representations to identify feelings and the way in which children perceive or feel the world around them. It is for this reason that most children’s drawings have a lot to do with family, school, pets, group activities and their favorite toys.
But what really is an indicator are the colors with which the child draws these realities. For all this we must take into account that:
– Black has to do with subconscious ideas. Especially those that have to do with sadness, loneliness or anguish.rawings are the main form of expression for children in their first years of life, within which color has an important meaning.
– Blue represents harmony, peace, stability and emotional tranquility.
– The color orange could show a restless personality, impatient and needing to contact something or someone.
– Red , its color par excellence, has a lot to do with maximum activity, with joy, enthusiasm, passion for something.
– Brown tells us that there are features of planning and certainty of certain circumstances in life.
– Yellow conveys that there are conflict situations that the child needs to resolve, but also his dynamic and energetic personality.
– We have linked pink to certain needs for affection and disconnecting from reality.
– Purple is not usually used much by children but it represents a personality with high moral, religious, and altruistic values. It is related to spirituality.
– The use of ICT is not excluded from this analysis because children are constantly in need of creating their own virtual worlds and choosing their tones and nuances.
– Drawing instruments can be expanded as the child grows. In this way, they begin with rules of shapes to which squares, squares, compasses, chalk, etc. are added.
Children’s expression is given by multiple factors that we associate with the way children see the world around them. For this reason, it is very important that from time to time we ourselves release our creativity and let our imagination roll. Take out the boxes of markers, markers, colors and more and display imagination, fun and creativity with your children. It will be very positive for both them and you.
