My eldest daughter turns four in January. She loves to colour, paint, and draw. As an Early Childhood Educator, I’ve been waiting for her artwork to evolve from the scribbling stage to the pre-schematic stage (conscious creation of form / initial creation of representational drawings).
I’ve been waiting.
I’ve been watching.
I’ve been wondering.
How will her artwork evolve if she doesn’t have peer influence and exposure? She doesn’t go to preschool or attend daycare and when she is with friends, she’s either dancing or playing. Can or will her artwork evolve without peer influence? It has to evolve… it just may take more time.
Then it happened.
We were playing a game with the family and she drew a happy face on a whiteboard. We were shocked and wondered if this was her intent or if it was accidental.
The next day my daughter ran into my bedroom, a smile spread across her face. She handed me a piece of paper and declared, “It’s a happy face Mommy! It’s for you!”
My eyes welled up and my head swirled with pride. It indeed was a happy face… the most beautiful one I have ever seen.
I know this blog posting isn’t influential, revealing or life-changing. It’s a blog posting about a mom and one of those simple, special moments that makes motherhood the amazing journey that it is.
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Cute! My son will tell me he’s drawing something (ie. a plane, a horse, etc) but it’s always scribbles! He’s almost 3.5 and I too have been waiting for something more! I’m happy though that he loves to color, paint, glue, etc. I know it’s less appealing for boys and while he prefers dramatic play craft time is still really fun for him!
@ CanadianMama – You’ll have to let me know when your son does his first preschematic drawing!
That happy face rocks. She’s clearly a budding artist!
Great happy face! Did you ever consider of doing drawings with her? I don’t remember really well when they were doing drawings more than scribbles, but I think they were between 2 & 3 years old. Keep in mind my baby is now 9, it’s been a while… So please don’t trust my memory for comparison to your own children.
I just figured that if we were home alone, with no socialization from pre-schools or daycares, then I had to do the socialization with them.
So lovely, these little moments are so precious.