How to draw a family tree - interesting workshops for children and adults

Drawing a family tree together with children

Cognizing the world around them, children strive to absorb maximum useful information, which becomes the basis for their further development. Doing a creative assignment will help them learn drawing techniques, data structuring, and give them the opportunity to touch history along with other benefits:

• Spending time together and being fully immersed in the process of getting to know relatives and loved ones;
• going back to the roots of one's family, while recalling many interesting life stories and situations;
• systematization of knowledge and pictures of relatives, making a great handicraft for decorating the home interior.

Drawing made in any technique can be supplemented with the birth dates of relatives, which will help to never forget the memorable dates. The genealogical tree can be supplemented with photos, which are glued to the beautifully decorated tree in the process of decorating the handicraft.

Picture of the descending genealogical tree

For such a drawing, the schematic technique used in drawing a genealogical tree is best suited. It is best to start drawing with the top edge of the sheet and gradually add to the picture, using the knowledge of your own family connections:

• The album sheet should be arranged horizontally along the length and at the very top draw a circle, here the great-grandfather will be recorded as the founder of the family;
• The following circles are drawn below, in them you must enter the grandparents, the children of the founder of the family, and connect them with straight lines with the top circle;
• In the third row at the top are circles where the child's mother and father, paternal and maternal uncles and aunts, who are cousins, are inscribed;
• The last row is filled with the closest relatives, the names of sisters and brothers, and they are signed as cousins in the scheme.

If you fill out such a schematic tree with a child can thoroughly explore all the family ties in one family. It is best to make a diagram separately for maternal and paternal relatives, and then combine them in one, large drawing, helping children understand how big their family is.

A climbing tree with a beautiful design for children

Drawing a beautiful and original genealogical tree can be done together with children, involving them in the creative process. To do this, it is necessary to make a schematic image beforehand and enter the data about all the relatives, and then proceed to the main work:

• on a sheet of paper, a simple pencil draws the trunk of a tree with spreading branches;
• The branches are drawn in several layers, with thicker branches at the bottom;
• on each level, a certain number of circles should be completed to inscribe the names;
• names of relatives in ascending order from grandfather or great-grandfather are inscribed in the circles;
• on the branches, you can draw leaves with your child and trust him or her to paint them;
• the outlines of the trunk are drawn with a brown felt-tip pen, and the leaves will be green;
• in the final stage of drawing, leaves and trunk with branches are colored with pencils.

In this drawing, there will be natural motifs, and a child studying it will be able to get answers to their questions about family relationships. At the same time, parents will be able to explain to him that everyone is a part of society and the entire planet, this is our common home, where many families live.

Genealogical tree without inscriptions for the smallest children

Drawing a family tree with kids is very interesting and is a great pastime for the whole family. Even with minimal drawing skills, parents will be able to draw a beautiful tree, and the child will help to color it, and it is necessary to act in stages:

• with a simple pencil in the middle of the sheet draws the trunk of the tree, the crown can be marked with a large circle with wavy borders;
• Branches stretching upwards and partially covering the crown, peeking out from behind the leaves, are drawn at the junction of the crown and trunk;
• Now you can add ovals and scatter them around the crown, ovals are better to draw with a frame and a free space to sign the pasted photo;
• ovals are not placed in random order, it is important to place them so that visually you can see the horizontal rows;
• in the center of the trunk you can draw a plate, in it fits the inscription "My family", volumetric letters can easily be drawn by the kid himself;
• a child can draw the outlines of a tree and branches with a dark brown felt-tip pen, and the crowns can easily be highlighted with a rich green color;
• In the final stages of decorating the craft, the child uses pencils to decorate the drawing, leaving the ovals and spaces for the signature white;
• after the drawing is ready, you can paste a photo of relatives in an ascending pattern, if there is no photo, you can just sign the empty ovals.

If the child cannot write and read, it is better not to fill in the family tree, but to decorate it with photos of relatives. But for the future, it is recommended to leave a blank space under the photo where a kid who has learned to write can put the names of people, remembering his family.

A schematic image of a genealogical tree is great for a presentation at school or for use in a creative contest. If you think up a beautiful decoration for the drawing, supplement it with photos and thematic pictures, you can decorate a child's room or living room with this handicraft.

Photo ideas and examples for drawing a family tree