Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Making Marks on Aluminum Foil

Tonight's art time was with markers and aluminum foil. This comes out pretty, and it was fun to watch. Then Ladybug started playing in the bucket of soapy water, and I idly doodled a flower on the foil. Well, that was a mistake! Bug flipped out because she wanted to draw a flower and she can only make scribbles. This was a source of intense frustration. She kept trying valiantly, then insisted that I hold her hand and guide her in drawing a flower. So I did, but the frustration was not over.

The art book I'm using did mention not to create samples for children to imitate. And to just sit back and watch their process. I was on board with all of this! Guess I will remember to stay out of her process!

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