Thursday Art

Dear Readers,

Happy Wednesday! Or, rather, Thursday. I was so busy in kindergarten yesterday I forgot to make my Wednesday art post! To compensate for this slip up, you get two artworks and stories this week.

This first lovely piece was made by my friend Eliza*. After another crazy morning doing writing centers, a small argument broke out between two students.

Apparently they were playing police and couldn't agree on who to "arrest."

One suspect had been seen running through the classroom (a Class D felony), while another had littered (a simple misdemeanor).

But the litterbug made a rather large mess at the art table, so her crime was deemed more pressing and serious.

Who was this litterbug? Little Eliza. In her efforts to make a unique and eye-catching objet d'art, she didn't realize how much paper was falling on the floor.

Fortunately I swept over and prevented an unjust detainment, at which point Eliza presented me with this lovely piece. Then we cleaned up the mess together, with assistance from our self- appointed police force.

Thanks, officers!

This bookmark was colored by another one of my friends. Just look at how clear and neat it looks! I know when I was 5, there was no way I could color in the lines this well, no matter how hard I tried.

This was left for me on a table when I got to school yesterday morning. There was no name, so I had no idea who made it. After a little snooping, (AKA asking absolutely everyone if they knew who made it), I found my secret artist.

When Erran* came into the room, I hurried up to him and excitedly thanked him for the present. Do you know what he said to me? Take a wild guess.

This sincere little boy said, "I did it because she [the teacher] said it would be nice if someone made you a picture so I did it so she would stop staring at me."

Thanks, sweetie! This bookmark might not be the product of great love or respect for my magnificent personage, but I cherish it nonetheless.

It is, however, a good reminder of the brutal honesty and self-interest children can display in the classroom and in life. Plus it makes a humorous addition to my blog!

I apologize again for the lateness of this post. I will turn myself over to the kindergarten police as soon as I see them to confess my crime. Hopefully they will be lenient. Until next time...

Ms. Fisher

Adorable police force image credits: Amazon and Amazon UK

Thought of the Day

Dear Readers,

Hello again! I just love that picture, don't you? It brings me a sense of peace and calmness. Being in the classroom so much, I don't get to go outside as much as I would like.


But what is it doing on this blog?

I believe that we adults spend too much time indoors and in reality. Yes, reality. In the kindergarten classroom, the children do not allow silly things like walls or school or reality prevent them from going on an adventure in the woods. If they want to cross a rickety bridge over the raging rapids, they do it. If they want to sit next to a cool spring and toss pebbles, they do it.

So my question is this: what happened between childhood and adulthood that made us lose that sense of wonder, that innate ability to effortlessly transport ourselves to another magical world where anything was possible?

My guess is that reality just refused to be ignored, and we allowed ourselves to completely forget what it was like to imagine the impossible in order to deal with the possible.

But I could be wrong. There are some, but not many, adults who do seem to be able to go on wild adventures just while walking through the grocery store. It just so happens that all of these adults either have children or work closely with them.

So I suppose what I'm saying is that we need to remember what it is like to be children again. I don't have a problem with doing it (last week I went through the jungle and got chased by monkeys), but I think there are others out there, maybe even some of my readers, who need to take a minute and stop to smell the roses when there are no roses.

I know this post was really dry and philosophical, so I'll be sure to type up some humorous anecdote for the next post. Feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts on my little question! I'd love to hear some other opinions on the matter. Until next time...
 

Ms. Fisher

Image credit: darwishh on Flickr