The Table Was Covered!

Posted by Jenn Greenleaf Aug 13, 2009

Yesterday, I worked at the library (I know, I keep talking about this – anyway . . . ) and, when I returned home, the table was COVERED! What was it covered with, you ask?

ART SUPPLIES!

I love that, even when I’m not around to encourage them or inspire them, they’re still working through their own creative moments. Yesterday, it looked like they were working on a lot of drawings using markers and crayons. There were bits of cut paper, too, but I don’t know what that was all about.

When I see these creations that occur when I’m not around, I wait for the kids to talk to me about their work. I try not to probe with too many questions because sometimes their work is “private” . . . even though it is left out for the whole world to see. It’s an interesting situation, but one I try my best to respect.

When you leave for work (or wherever you may need to go while your kids stay behind), do you come home to find the creative process has occurred while you were gone? Do your children share this work with you, or keep it to themselves?