We started out our ten day "Family Vacation" with something fun and free. This morning we went to story time at "Color Me Mine" in Folsom. They hold these events each month and the girls have a blast. A story is read and then the children get to paint a little ceramic sculpture that pertains to the book. April's was "Olivia" and they all painted a pig and May was "Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type" and they painted a cow.
Alessa's Creations
Caleigh's Creations
This month's story was "Elmer The Elephant" so they painted - you guessed it - an elephant. It's always very interesting to watch parents and children interact. Some parent's are VERY Type A and figure, if it's coming home with us, it had better look perfect. The result of that way of thinking is that they constantly direct their children's work. "Paint the ears (insert color here)." "You need to fill in that spot by its tail." "No! You already painted there - paint somewhere else." My favorites are the parents who either go in afterward and "touch up" or just plain end up taking over the project. Not us.
You should see the look of disdain from Mrs. Type A as our girls paint their creatures however the mood strikes them. You can almost hear Mr. Type A as he thinks "I wouldn't want to be the one who takes THAT home."
Art - especially that of children - is more about the process than the product. The girls learn what colors result from mixing others together, socialize with other children (when they aren't being hounded by their parents) & feel the joy of creating something all by themselves.
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