Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Crafty Like a Fox

Marin has frequently lamented Charlie's lack of interest in anything craft-related. If the activity involves construction paper, crayons, paints, glue, scissors, or anything related, Charlie is not interested. Actually, it is safe to say that if the activity involves sitting at a table for anything other than eating, Charlie is not interested. When other children would bring home sparkly colorful crafts from preschool and Primary, Charlie would bring home a blank piece of paper with one crayon streak down the middle.

So, imagine Marin's excitement when, after reading the book Pig Pig Charlie got interested in painting his own piggy bank (we've had a paint-your-own piggy bank set kicking around the house for a few days). Marin documented the experience thusly:






It should probably be mentioned that Charlie was not at all interested in participating in the Mother's Day key chain making exercise in Primary on Sunday. It should also be mentioned that Marin stifled the urge to show Charlie's Primary teacher this photographic proof that Charlie has managed to sit at a table and make a craft in the recent past.

5 comments:

Denise said...

So cute! Abby is not crafty either, unless you consider coloring on the couch crafty.

Christina said...

Love it! Would love it even more if you did show these pictures to his teacher. :)

nicokekeematipili said...

Lovely pig Charlie!

Deon said...

So was it the paint or the pig that interested him? I suspect you have tried to get him to paint before, so maybe it was the pig that captured him. If so, it may be challenging to come up with other pig-related crafts but I bet you are up to it.
How about Pigs in Blankets food craft or Little Pigs sack puppets?
My personal favorite: A paper mache Pignata!
Best wishes!!

Rie Rie said...

That is so cute! Gavin was not into crafts either. Or coloring. Not until lately...it will come. But if he's anything like Gil, crafts move to slow for him...if you get my drift.