September 1, 2007 at 2:00 pm, posted to Kids Crafts
Creative Kids
I’m so impressed with my kids! We have a birthday party to go to this afternoon and once they realized it was today - they ran upstairs and started making things for the little girl. Alice came back with a journal she made (cutting paper, stapling it together then writing First Diary and a math problem on the cover) wrapped up already. Jake made a pretend computer and wrote the alphabet on the bottom half on a folded piece of paper. Alice also traced a picture, and last I heard was working on a few more things because since the little girl is six, she needs six things.
I know Alice will want to give all of it to her and I wonder what the little girls reaction will be? So many kids are focused on electronic toys (though we are also giving her a movie) and I won’t want my kids feelings to be hurt by a ‘what the heck is this’ or some other not glad to receive this gift reaction. Maybe I’m just being paranoid.
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Tishia comments:
Aww that is so cool that your kids did that on their own.
Andrea comments:
That’s really sweet! You should be proud!
Melanie comments:
I love the creative imagination of a child! It is amazing how they SEE things! I love and believe in the idea of picking a piece or two of your child’s artwork and framing it like “real” artwork and displaying it in a prominant place in your homes! (That is the Art Teacher in me talking, but I also believe in it!) Nothing will motivate your children even more to continue creating! Feed those brains!
This comment is to anyone with children! I am planning on getting for my two year old son a portfolio and keeping all his daycare and church art in it, so he can enjoy those handprints and scribbles one day!