I thought about this the other day as I was hanging up some clothes in my daughter's closet. Up against the closet wall were several plastic bags containing unfinished art projects that she had started. As soon as I peeked inside the bags I was immediately transported back several years to the exact moment when she had gotten fired up on them.
- One bag contained a Disney fairies coloring book. I remember going to several stores looking for this book. Once we got it home, we spent a couple of hours picking out her favorite shades of colored pencils. She then watched over me as I carefully sharpened each one. One evening we sat together and wandered through the pages of the book and let our imaginations soar. She then got started on the page that she had picked out. Now, after all this time, there is only this one page, half finished to mark what could have been.
- One bag contained a Perler bead peg board with a sketch of a design that she wanted to make. I remember when she got started laying out the beads. Something distracted her and I remember that she bumped against the table that she was working on and the beads spilled off her work. We carefully put everything into the bag and set it next to the couch for her next opportunity. That opportunity never came.
- Another bag contained a paint by numbers set. She was so excited to dive into this one. A lively canvas of spirited colts in a field. Yet after unpacking the box and laying everything out, not a single brush stroke was laid down. Now everything sits as it was at that moment and the ponies are stabled.
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I wonder if she would enjoy going down this memory lane. Who knows she might even like to go old school and color with you.
I'm kinda jealous of Schubert. He gets to be famous without having to actually finish. Maybe I can pull off the same thing with a book. People will say, "You have to read this! It could have been so awesome!"
I tend to do this also. Rooms with trim unpainted. "I'll get to it." Unfinished projects. i do finish my jigsaw puzzled though. Something about seeing that finished product. :)
I think that the coloring ship has long since sailed. I do not think that suggesting "kiddy" tasks to her would be appreciated.
I had not thought of it like this. I smell loop hole!
I also think that kids are a bit flighty at times. The latest, shiniest thing tends to grab their attention, until the next shinier thing comes along.
cool find...you leave me feeling a little sad though at the unfinished...i wonder if you showed them to her....
I didn't show them to her as she wasn't there at the time. It didn't help that I was alone as it was a bit sad. I left the project bags where I found them, so perhaps at some point we can look into them together.
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