Chalk It Up

Kids love to draw, but drawing gets boring very quickly.  For a bit of variety today we sat on the front patio and drew on the concrete with chalk.  Somehow this was infinitely more interesting and exciting to my toddler than crayons and paper.

We chose a spot to sit and looked at the world around us before we started drawing.  I expected her to tell me she could see a tree, the car, or maybe even the bird in a nearby branch.  Of course she saw something I hadn’t even noticed.  “I see the sun Mummy!  I’m going to draw the sun,” she announced.  And she did.  Check out her cool chalk drawing!

It was good to be reminded that my child isn’t a carbon copy of me.  She sees the world through her own eyes and will view things differently.  And no matter what activity I suggest we do together, she will do it in her own way.

Get outside with your kids and draw all over the driveway.  Scribble on the steps!  Graffiti up the garden path!!  Chalk is cheap, and besides – it will wash off with the next rain.