It’s funny how your child’s interests just slowly start to define themselves. Daniel never was a big fan of crayons when he was a toddler. I would put one in his hand to show him how to scribble back and forth. He would do that for a few seconds and then it was off to the next adventure.
But recently he has become obsessed with art projects. He ASKS to color and paint. Then I started to notice that he will sit and carefully think about the crayon color choice or what he wants to create. I started to buy him different coloring books and giant art sheets.
He also loves a blank sheet of white paper and his imagination. He will watercolor an entire piece of paper. I’ve never really seen a kid do that. He likes to fill up all the white part and then will tell me what it is. “This is the ocean, Mama.” “This is a Fall day with leaves.” It really blows my mind.
He will draw on his magnet board all the time too. He will spend five minutes on something and then zap it all away to show me his next masterpiece. He has drawn me, his Daddy, his sister, his dog, his cars, his trains, and even his stuffed animal friends. This one is called “Hippo.”
It’s so fun to watch his creative mind at work. He’s so GOOD at it. He recently drew a picture for his GG and it had people and trains and pasta dishes and airplanes. She could not believe her eyes.
Daniel’s other new creative outlet is his Daddy’s ukulele. He thinks it’s his mini guitar and he will walk around singing songs that he makes up in his head. He will sing in long sentences about what he did that day. He asks to wake up his little sister in the morning by singing her a “sweet, sweet song.” It’s the cutest thing ever. He sings to his Daddy about how much he loves all the food he cooks. (At least he sings to me about my banana bread.)
All of these talents are not too surprising because his Daddy is very creative. He has his Daddy’s creative gene and it’s exciting to help nurture it. I’ve already started researching art desks for his birthday.
Just remember to save your Mama a VIP ticket to the art gallery opening or the sold out concert at the Garden, Bean.
