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June 10, 2006
Painting With Chas
It's really too hot to paint outside during that quiet time of the day when the kids are centered. If I leave Chas to paint alone on the floor in the kitchen, I begin to prickle with anxiety, because it's never long before paint begins flying across the room towards the wool rug (which, being wool, easily stains. And which, for the record, I refuse to live without.) It's a high stakes gamble, but one I can avoid if I sit him on my lap at the kitchen table.
So there we sat, yesterday, and I found I was able to engage him for a longer period of time than usual, simply by painting alongside him, on the same page. Normally, I'd discourage this--it goes completely against my teaching style, which is to let them simply create on their own. But he seemed to enjoy telling me what he was doing, which colors should go where, and he thought what I did was funny. He loved sharing the piece of paper, maybe it reminds him of sitting on my lap when we read a story. For this reason, it felt just right.
Posted by Steph at June 10, 2006 08:07 PM
Comments
I love how this turned out--and I think painting together is wonderful, though I think letting them create by themselves is good too. Something about painting with mom = uber cool!
Posted by: christina at June 11, 2006 05:32 PM
I love the mirror images, yours and his. It's very beautiful and deserves to be framed!
Posted by: Charmaine at June 12, 2006 01:28 PM
Such nice collaboration! There will be plenty of years ahead where he will want to create, absent your lap and adoring gaze. For now, enjoy!
Posted by: Amy at June 12, 2006 01:32 PM