How old was your child when they first drew something recognisable?

[Artechim]

DS is about to turn 3 and has just recently started circles. An artist he is not lol

[Trillian]

Over the years I've done a lot of work at my kids preschool as they have gone through so we're talking kids that are just 3 up to 5.5yrs and when they have done drawing of people, often it is the girls that seem to master this earlier and better than boys. At the start of each year they have to do a picture for their keepsake folders of "Me at my first day of Preschool 2009" etc and there are easily more girls than boys that can draw an actual person. This includes both the 3yo class and the 4yo class. I have no idea why that is though and it is purely anecdotal, but still interesting none the less. I know with my own kids that DS1 and the girls could draw quite early, but DS2 who is 3 in 4 weeks is no where near drawing anything recognisable.

I found this link that might give some people and idea as well Drawing Development in Children

[Mum2SweetCs]

My DD is 28months and only draws circles that are more egg shaped than circles. But the other day she made a photo frame from paddle pop sticks (a very crooked one but she was gluing 2 sticks on top of each o therquite well)

I guess all kids are diff but its good to know you may have an artist on youcr hands =)

[krysalyss]

I think DS was about 2.5 when he drew people that looked like people.

[skybie]

DD1 was about 3.5 when she drew her first face, thats still all she can draw but can make them happy or sad

[Poppetty]

Thanks all!

Over the years I've done a lot of work at my kids preschool as they have gone through so we're talking kids that are just 3 up to 5.5yrs and when they have done drawing of people, often it is the girls that seem to master this earlier and better than boys. At the start of each year they have to do a picture for their keepsake folders of "Me at my first day of Preschool 2009" etc and there are easily more girls than boys that can draw an actual person. This includes both the 3yo class and the 4yo class. I have no idea why that is though and it is purely anecdotal, but still interesting none the less. I know with my own kids that DS1 and the girls could draw quite early, but DS2 who is 3 in 4 weeks is no where near drawing anything recognisable.

I found this link that might give some people and idea as well Drawing Development in Children

That's v interesting re girls mastering drawing earlier, seems to be the case for those that replied in this thread too... Go girls!