Drawing - what is 'normal' in a 2 year old?

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Anyone know? My ds is 2.9 and still scribbles. I was a bit surprised to see my dh's friend's little girl (just 2) had drawn a proper picture of their family, (legs,arms heads,faces etc all in the right place). tbh he isn't really interested in drawing/colouring in compared to other things so this might be why or otherwise she is just good at that sort of thing. I'm not being competitive but I was surprised so just wondered.........

My DD2 was definitely scribbling at 2. She's nearly 4 and I would say only started making recognisable (as in you could make it out as a face, not recognisable as in 'that's a portrait of auntie Sue') faces about 6 months ago.

Girls are often (not always) ahead at drawing etc. Dd at this age could draw fairly representational stuff, but ds1 really couldn't. Don't worry at all!

DS is 2.5 and scribbles. DD could draw people at this stage, but he isn't interested at all!

I've got a scribbler - he's now 5 and only just started to draw 'things' and only now that he can colour in without scrawling all over the page in a hurry.

My Dd is 2.6 and has recently started drawing what can just be recognised as a face!

She does a wobbly circle with 2 smaller wobbly circles as eyes, and a smiley mouth.

Am very proud!!

DS was hopeless at anything recognisable until 3 at least. He used to get carried away and just make huge expressive...scribbles!

Then he suddenly got it and became quite good all in a trice.

Also, scribbling is a vital part of development, as they enjoy the feeling of the pen on the paper, or paintbrush on the paper. Apparently it's really good not to ask them 'what' they've drawn, but to talk about it in terms of 'you've used the blue there' and 'I like the red in the corner', because they've probably just enjoyed the feeling of drawing rather than thinking they're drawing anything.

DD was in her second year, nearer 3 than 2 though, when she started drawing basic, but recognisable people. I think I have one on my phorobucket pages from that time actually....

\link{http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v142/Hulababy/Mollie/Mollie%202%20to%203/ArtworkFeb2005.jpg\Here, drawn aged 2y10m)

DD was in her second year, nearer 3 than 2 though, when she started drawing basic, but recognisable people. I think I have one on my phorobucket pages from that time actually....

Here, drawn aged 2y10m

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I think recognisable families at just 2 is unusually advanced. Not just saying this because my boys weren't doing it, because they've always been very uninterested in drawing. At 2.9 DS1 only scribbled, and DS2 refused to pick up a pencil at all.

Both sound perfectly normal to me although those details at just two are impressive. Girls tend to be more arty and have better fine motor skills earlier. ds just wasn't interested as a toddler whereas dd was.

I wouldn't worry as that sounds much more advanced than the norm.

DS is 2.4 -he scribbles and draws random lines but nothing even vaguely recognisable!

If I draw circles on his Aquadraw and ask him to make it into a face he'll make a few marks in the circle to resemble eyes and mouth but not the right amount/shape/position.

HTH

ds only 23 months and doing scribbles only so far.

My niece I was drawing things you could recognise at 2.5, her brother was never interested and was still pretty much scribbling (if you could get him to draw at all ) by 3.5 years old.

Varies
ds drew first person at just over 3
dd did it at just under 2

DS1 drew very good trains when under 2, but took some time to move on to other subjects. I remember trying very hard when he was around 3 to get him to draw people, which resulted in a number of trains with a smiley face at the window (DS2 on a train, in case you were wondering).

Well, es was 2 and was always drawing and just loves it even now, he is 10 now, and is pretty artistic minded and very good at it!
ms can't draw to save his life, he is almost 4 and it's still mainly scribbles...but in all other ways he is far more advanced then es was at the same age...and ys was 2 in August, but isn't really interested in drawing, will scribble though...definately nothing to worry about, just one of thsoe things where one child can be more talented then another, and well, tis the same wiht adults...I can't draw at all, lol...so es definately is more like his Daddy in that respect!

that does sound very advanced. An age appropriate drawing for a three year old would be circles with little squiggles for facial features and little arms and legs poking out of the circle.However I have seen plenty of three year old who just love sribbling and havent yet started to draw reconisable shapes. I think it also depends on how often children get to play with art materials obviously the more they do it the more confident they will get. Scibbling at two is age appropriate and above all just let him have fun and develop at his own pace.