Art in the Educational Stages begins at the age of 2 years with the group that the philosophers like to call the "Scribblers." Throughout this stage children go through two different stages; the first being the Distorted Scribble which then leads to the latter stage, Controlled Scribbling. During the first part of the stage the children follow no pattern, make no attempt at portraying their environment, and the art usually consists of long sweeps of motion. The Controlled stage displays patterns and the child begins to lift the crayons from the paper to distinguish from each item created.
This is the first stage that the child exhibits the ability to draw human beings. Something that is important to keep in mind at this stage is that some materials are better for the child than others. Materials such as finger paint, crayons and markers are good. Water color isn't as good because it tends to run down the paper and distorts the painting. When a child's work of art is altered in this stage, the child usually has a problem with it.
The scribbles you see above are examples of a Distorted Scribble. It is evident that the child is not lifting their utensil in between to create anything in particular.
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