One Fun Day with Faber-Castell

I'm not naturally gifted enough to draw. I learned that way back when the list of school drawing projects seemed endless.

I’m guilty of shamelessly paying a classmate extra bucks to finish those tasks for me.

No matter how hard I try, the art of drawing still seems to elude me. But I still have immense passion for art nonetheless. Plus, there is scrapbooking, and of course, tracing can be a good alternative too, lol!

The current generation is most advantaged. Several art classes and workshops are sprouting like mushrooms in the city or online. Everyone, from serious art students to part-time hobbyists, can now gain additional knowledge in the arts, either online or by taking a single class through many flexible, innovative programs, all taught by successful artists who help bring out your creative abilities.

Being one of the chosen few to be part of the free workshop conducted by Faber-Castell two days ago in Valle Verde was truly a marvelous opportunity. Thanks to Mommy Bloggers Philippines!

Since I was not able to enroll them in any summer classes, my three kids got a little too excited when they heard about this. They love art. They love to draw. I have gazillion art tools scattered all over the house. As I previously stated, a bookstore is a frequent destination for us. We can never leave that place without buying something first, and that includes Faber-Castell products.

Faber-Castell products for children are immediately recognizable by the bright red packaging you see on bookstore shelves. You can easily find yourself drawn to them.

At the workshop, the bubbly Ate Aleli gave a few pointers on practicing drawing and coloring for young beginners.

The kids were asked to try out different ways of drawing, like single hatching, where parallel lines are created in a drawing technique.

Another technique is squiggling. In this activity, loops are created, or you can draw crazy lines. Squiggling means making short, irregular curves or twists in a drawing.

The next one is the contouring technique, wherein you follow the outer shape again and again, decreasing in size—like Matryoshka dolls!

Each participant received an art tool for their hands-on activities.

The best was the pencil-making activity. Mommies were given the chance to participate as well. Finally, I can put up my own shop, all thanks to Faber-Castell, lol!

Actually, it was a simple activity you can do it in your own home. This is perfect for parent-kid bonding thus bringing you closer to each other.

There was also a fun drawing contest where mommies and daddies tried their luck at winning.

In this particular contest, the parent had to draw their partner’s face without looking at the paper. You just had to stare at your partner’s face while drawing. Tricky but fun!