More and more often JDaniel leaves me awestruck at the thoughts that he is thinking as he creates. Last week we decided to craft and instead of planning the craft for him I asked him to tell me what items he wanted me to take off the craft shelf.
Getting the Star Craft Supplies
He wanted glitter glue, construction paper, and star shaped cookie cutters so, I grabbed each item and headed to the kitchen table. After the items were set out, he took his seat. I didn’t know that he had a plan, but apparently, he did.
Starting the Star Craft
It took no time for him to place a cookie cutter on the paper and start to trace the inside of it with glitter glue. The glitter glue didn’t appear to be working so, I was asked to loosen the top. The top really didn’t need to be loosened. He discovered that fact when the glue oozed all of the insides of the paper.
“Help!”
“Help!” he said. “This is not working the way it is supposed to,” he announced.
After screwing the top back on and spreading the blog around the star with a plastic fork, he started the project again with a new piece of paper.
The cap still didn’t seem to be working so, I pried the dried glue off the top. I had noticed the dried glue and had mentioned it, but it had been declared not a problem by JDaniel.
Now when he tried to trace the inside of the star with the glue it flowed easily. He traced the inside of the star loosely. There didn’t seem to be a focus on dragging the glue closely along each edge and each corner of the cookie on some of the stars he made. Other stars were made with close attention paid to their creation.
Tracing around the cookie cutter
Describing His Creation
“Can you tell me about what you are creating?” I asked as unjudgementally as possible. There had to be a reason for the two techniques being used that I just wasn’t wrapping my brain around.
“Mama, some of these are stars and others are constellations!” JDaniel declared. He clarified further by telling me that constellations are not closed up and you have to look carefully to see the picture.
“That makes a lot of sense,” I replied.
“What should be done with them now?” I asked JDaniel.
“At least one should go in my room,” he announced, “ I want to see if it will glow in the dark like a real star.”
I wonder if that was his plan all along or was it just a creative plan that accidentally created a star or constellation.
I guess only he really knows.
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It is amazing what happens when you let a child’s imagination run wild. He is very smart.
It’s fun to try to decode the way their minds work.
love it! what a smart guy!
I love that he took this project his own way. The creativity and heart that comes out of children when we let them just be always amazes me.
He is so clever!
So cute!
It is amazing the things they come up with when we just let them. He is such a clever boy!
What a gorgeous learning story.
JDaniel is smart as can be! I love his creative genius! Have a beautiful week!
Love to watch a child express themselves…we can always learn from them!
Oh, those wonderful moments when we get the glimpses of what our children really think instead of them just retelling us what we think. Love them!
He is very smart!
Kim,USA
Dear JDaniel,
You are such a smart and creative boy! I know your mother is so proud of you to make such beautiful art.
we never really know for sure what goes on in those little heads, but it’s always fun to try to figure out!
You have such a creative young man!
Another beautiful story about JDaniel. He is such a smart and claver boy. I love to read about him
That’s the most fun when they take ideas and just run with them to make it work.
What a great project! He sounds very creative and artistic!! I like that he wants to see if it will glow like a real star. How sweet!
My son bought stars that glow in the dark for his nephew, and you can put them on the ceiling -your son would love that (but her may not get enough sleep, lol!)
he is ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a clever boy! I love how open-ended art projects evolve as the child creates! if you take a couple of glow sticks and squirt out the goo into a glass jar and after securing the lid, shake all the goo so it coats the sides and it will glow in the dark. Great night time activity! Have a wonderful weekend!
Nice♫♪ Does he know he’s the star of your blog?
Oh my gosh.
It’s really fascinating to watch his creative thought process mature.
Man. He is really growing up!
I hope the star shines brightly for him!
Oh.
Ummm…
Or is it the constellation?
Really cute, sweet lady. Thank you for the smile.
A+