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Color Game
My family is visiting this month. One of my grandkids (9 yrs) is on the autism spectrum and has difficulty with controlling their behavior. As I saw emotions escalating I said,”What are your favorite colors?” They said the shirt they were wearing had colors they loved so I said, “Let’s play a color game.” I took a picture of their shirt and then brought color editor onto my screen. I showed the different ways to produce color gradients and how to cut and paste…..this we did together. At the end of 1 hour, there was definite calm and we both had fun. They picked a pattern and I will weave a scarf with their colors and design. Which design do you like?
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23 Replies
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What a great “game” to play with your grandkid! I like them all, but like the one in the lower left the best (it would also be a pain to wind the warp AND to weave with all the color changes).
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Thanks you so much Sheila! LOL, you picked the one I liked the best! My grandchild picked the one at the top, linear gradient. I think eventually I will weave them all as they are all part of a woven story!
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Great idea to weave them all!
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I like them all! I really like the grid one. What a clever way to introduce focus!
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Thanks Carly….yes focus was definitely part of my plan to redirect his behavior and my way to keep our bonding alive!
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Redirection is so powerful! My oldest was very emotional and tantrumed a lot as a kid. Redirection helped her, as well as praising her when she gained control of herself again. As soon as her screaming would lighten up and I would say something like “Oh my gosh, you are doing such a good job managing those really hard feelings! Look at you go!” and continue to gush praise on her, no matter what she threw at me or how hard she kicked. I don’t know if it helped, but as an emotional, hormonal teen, she breaks down and she builds herself up again so fast! Her teachers tell me how amazing it is to see how well she manages hard emotions, so maybe? Who knows! Kids are so hard! I admire your energy bonding with so many grandkids!
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PS, he liked the linear gradient…is that the grid you referred to?
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I loved this story. Very clever of you to think of doing this with your grandkid. I like the bottom middle one the best, but they are all nice.
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Thanks Joy! I also like that one but then I love gradients!
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I love everything about this!
My favourite is the grid, option #2, though if I were weaving it I’d prefer the last one with the long weftwise gradient – fewer color changes!
Impatience may not be a virtue, but it’s what I’ve got to work with. ;)
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I love your honesty about your impatience, Janet.
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LOL Janet, there are those times when all I want to do is create without a lot of thinking and planning! I think the Fibonach works well with these colors!
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This is a wonderful story, Cass. I love the second design best. I’m curious about which design your grandkids chose.
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Thanks Charlene! I love the one you chose as well although I do like all of them! He chose the first one, linear gradient. Thanks so much for your response!
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I love this idea of using the color editor with your grandchild. A couple years ago I put my then 10 yr grandson onto the color editor and he made wonderful patterns for an hour. I have engaged another grandson, 9, in choosing colors for a blanket I will weave for him. I would like to engage him in winding the warp, but doubt if his attention span would allow that. You have done a wonderful job. I think I prefer the grid pattern, but think one of the gradients would be easier to weave. Have a great time.
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Country, I think it is wonderful that you are trying to engage your grandkids into the wonderful world of weaving! I hope to be able to do that as time goes on!
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Oh I love them all. What a wonderful thing Grammy. Bless you. Made me cry. I have an adult child on the spectrum. He does well and is a blessing to his girlfriend, he cares for her in every way.
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Thanks so much Sandra! Having a loved one on the autism spectrum has taught me so much and I think I am a much wiser and empathetic person for the experience. If only our world could stop, observe, accept and truly understand that there are so many more similarities than differences. (I have also learned to be a fierce advocate for others that haven’t found their voice…….yet.)
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Your words above are so true. I am sure we have all seen insensitive responses to friends, relatives, or their children who have emotional problems. I know I have, and it is hard to know how to react to those who are ignorant or uncaring. I hope I am not breaching HA rules with my comment. Love and kindness will improve the world.
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I totally agree with this!
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Thanks Courtney….your comment means a lot to me.
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This is brilliant, Cass! Not just in the design but also in how you have compassionately redirected that explosive energy!
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Thanks Tien! He is a delightful grandchild and I love him dearly.
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