My 3 Year Old Future Artist: It is Fun Watching Toddlers Develop!

in #art10 months ago (edited)

I Guess I Am Just Simply a Proud Dad

Both @afturner and I have loved drawing for as far back as we can remember and we were sure that @little-ricky would eventually be the same. However, up until the last few months he has shown almost no interest in coloring or drawing of any kind. Seemingly out of nowhere, he just start drawing characters. He jumped from scribbling to immediately drawing fairly coherent stick figure characters.

This was the first non-scribble drawing he's ever made

Now I realize that I his dad and will be amazed by everything that he does, but he is barely 3 years old so I am quite impressed. He has been watching Amanda while she works and tries to copy her strokes. @afturner says that he makes broad strokes when he draws like an artist, as opposed to the crazy way that I do it with my heavy hand.

He called this one "Jack Skellington"

I have have always sketched and doodled and was generally one of the better artists in whatever school I was in as we moved around back in the day. However, I never really learned how to use the pencil properly and always pressed to hard. Apparently Ricky is showing signs of learning to draw the right way, at least according to his mother. Haha!

It has been really fascinating watching him learn and grow. I have always assumed that kids learn in a sort of linear way, where knowledge and skill is acquired in a very smooth fashion. But I suppose it is just like how everyone learns. A lot of progressions and regressions. The surprising thing is, he will often go from completely not being able to do something to being able to effortlessly breeze through it.

He was very proud of this creation.

I have noticed this phenomena no prominently when it comes to language development. I was really worried about him for a while there because his speech development has been a bit behind. The doctors blamed it on the lack of exposure to other children and older people due to the Covid pandemic. But that all changed very rapidly once we got him into daycare several times a week.

It seems like out of nowhere his vocabulary just explodes. He will be having a lot of trouble articulating something and then one day he'll just blurt out a very complete meaningful sentence. I just kind of turn my head a bit stunned and say ok, he knows that then.

We have a lot of hopes for what he will decide to do with his life and want to encourage him in whatever direction he wants to go. I do hope he will be interested in something that we are able to help him with, such as technology, art, or music. But you sure can't force it. I definitely don't want to be one of those dads who pressures there kid into being a doctor or a lawyer. Ultimately, the best we can hope for our kids is that they will be healthy and most importantly, happy!


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It's pretty cool to watch experiences through your child's eyes. It's really like reliving them but also not

Yeah, I know what you mean. I was wrestling around with him the other day and my chin stubble was tickling him on the neck and he kept laughing and saying 'Daddy, again!'... I immediately had a flashback to when I was a kid and my dad did that to me and I remembered what it felt like. I have these kinds of moments all the time since he's been around.

That's pretty awesome. I wonder how long it will be before he moves past stick figures. They say that is a really important step. I know when my wife has kids draw stuff for her as part of her counseling she won't let them use stick figures. Of course these kids are in grade school already, not three!

We'll see! He has only just started with the stick men. This kid changes so fast, so could be anytime.

I was watching a video earlier of a 2 year old solving multiplication problems on a board... How the hell! Haha. Amazing.

That is pretty crazy! My wife has a kindergartener she works with that can do division. He has tons of behavior issues though, so if she can get that sorted out, it's hard telling what the kid might accomplish!

Yeah, I think being too smart can be a hinderance sometimes. Check this kid out, though:

Yeah, I can understand it to be somewhat amazing if your child didn't pick up a trait that's dominant in you and his mother. But I'm super glad that Little-ricky is becoming more proficient at expressing himself and the proud look on his face with his drawing is just sublime. Happy kid. Happy life.😁

I just love the little faces he makes. You are right, he is very proud of his work. For like 1 minute, then he erases it. haha!

This is a really great activity for kids, the joy on your child's face will show

very true!

You are really a wonderful dad that every children will love to have as a father

Thanks, I try to be a good dad. Sometimes it is very hard, for sure.

Que hermoso es todo un 🎨🎭 magnífico dibujo ..

gracias! creo que se va avancar muy rapido.

What a cute kid! Sound like his vocabulary it not just catching up, he's soaring. He's a smart kid, I'm sure he'll do great. I was always worried about my son as well, but he turned out great!

He is improving every day. We also just got him some flashcards with pictures and words. He can name everything except for a 'top' which he doesn't recognize since he's never played with one. He also somehow knows some words that I have no idea how he learned them. At daycare, I am guessing.

Its good to see him start from childhood to develop passion for art and practice it. Amazing years await. I can't wait to see what the wonders he will be creating it the future.

If his mom has anything to do with it he will advance quickly. Well, I guess it all depends on whether or not he enjoys it. We'll see!