Tonight I tried a new arts & crafts idea with the girls. I gave them each a few sheets of paper, two ink pads and (drum roll please) permission to put their fingers in the ink to their hearts' content. You should have seen their faces.
I demonstrated how they could press their fingertips into the ink, onto the paper, and then, by drawing on simple ears and a tail, make mice! Oh, they were thrilled. They immediately went to work, pressing and drawing. I joined the fun for a few minutes, and then slipped out to finish the dishes.
About 20 minutes later, Ella came to me and declared, "I GIVE YOU . . . MICE ON A SKATEBOARD!" She flashed another paper, "AND . . . MICE ON A TRAPEZE!" The drawings really were comical, and I complimented her on her creativity. "Thanks, Mom," she said. "All I do is draw something really scary, then put in the little woodland creatures." She disappeared.
A few mintes later, I checked the girls' progress. Ella held up more papers as her voice boomed, "I GIVE YOU . . . MICE ON A TREADMILL! AND . . . MICE SHOOTING OUT OF A CANNON!"
"Very impressive, Ella. Maybe two more, then it's time for bed."
"This is so fun, Mom. I could do 100."
"I think you could, Ella. I do believe you could."
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