Evidence-based ideas to help kids communicate, connect, empathize, and read minds. Â© 2015 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved. Social skills activities put to the test. We want our children to succeed in the social world--to learn how to cooperate, make friends, and negotiate conflicts.
A light pen is a light-sensitive computer input pointing device shaped like a wand. It is connected to a visual display unit or CRT monitor and allows the user to modify data and text or make menu selections on the screen. Light pens became popular during the 1980s.
Ballpoint ink is not the easiest of mediums to use, but it is fun to experiment with. Gel pens are particularly prone to get dry very quickly. Snip the dry reservoirs and put them in a container, as above, but this time dilute with water. I like the ink made with gel pens because it very often has a shiny, glittery texture. Here is a flamingo I painted using ink made out of a few pink and orange dry gel pens. Gel pen ink is also easier to use, as it can be further diluted with water. I spent the Christmas holidays going for walks in various parks and gathered a few things that I could turn into art tools, like bamboo stems and a pigeon feather (hoping the ex owner didnât have the flu!)