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The Difference An Apron Can Make

6/3/2015

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A little confidence can be found in everyday
  Kay is a bit late with some things. She's more of an active girl, so the fact that she's on the later end of average in writing her name or drawing recognizable pictures may not be a surprise. She's just started drawing people (faces with stick legs - no head, the body parts sort of just float there, but I love it!). 

Preschooler painting magical thinking art
    On morning we took out the easel (she was still calling it her weasel, as in "I want to paint on my weasel.") because our friends at CraftProjectIdeas.com had sent us an artist smock and she wanted to try it out. The apron was a cloth one, with 8 pockets, each holding a paint brush of a different size. 

  Kay got started and immediately said, "I want to draw a tree but I don't know how." As usual, I encouraged her to try and see what happened. Well, sure enough, she drew a tree (-ish). 

 "I did it!" she proudly exclaimed.

 "Maybe that's a magic apron!" I said half-jokingly. She didn't take it as a joke. 

  The rest of the painting session, she continued to try painting objects she never would have even attempted before - cars, flowers, more trees. Each time she would beam, "I made a flower. This apron really is magic!" and then she'd whip out another paint brush from the pocket to start again. 

easel painting girl preschooler

  Now I could have gone into a "the magic isn't in the apron, it's inside you," kind of thing, but she may be too young for that kind of thinking. In any case, I looked on with pride as she painted with more confidence than she ever had, asking for more paper eagerly as she finished each work of art. 

  The difference wasn't in the apron. (Disclosure: It's not really magical!) But the confidence-boost it gave her was very real. When I was in first grade I used to worry about spelling tests enough to get migraines over. My grandmother gave me a special heart-shaped necklace that I only wore on test days. It was "magic" - I always got through the tests just fine when I was wearing it. My grandmother was one smart woman.

   When Kay was finished, I did tell her that "Now you know you can do it!" But she may not have found out on this day without that apron. Maybe it is magic after all.

(Kay was 5 1/2 at this time.)

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L.E. Mastilock link
6/3/2015 01:09:32 am

Love this adorable magic apron idea! Please share on the Love to Learn hop! <a href="http://www.sandytoescreations.com">~SandyToesCreations</a>

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DaytodayMOMents link
6/4/2015 05:27:30 pm

Aaw that's so sweet. I love kids and their beautiful innocence. I experience similar to this quite often with my littles. ❤️

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twitchetts.com link
6/4/2015 10:58:51 pm

Mind over matter! This is really cute. I love to encourage art in my home. Even if it doesn't look like much they can create beautiful things!!

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Shelah link
6/4/2015 11:02:12 pm

How wonderful to see your daughter's confidence grow. I believe the apron really is magic. ;)

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Tarynn Playle link
6/5/2015 01:26:18 am

I love this so much! What a fantastic way to gain confidence! And when she's ready, it will be fun to explain that it was her all along!

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Wendy link
6/5/2015 06:19:29 am

When Dumbo held his magic feather, he could fly! We all, young and old, need a magic feather now and then. The power is in believing. :) When my kids were little, we kept up an easel, with paint and paper, all the time. My daughter especially, liked to "do art". I learned to ask," Tell me about your painting." It was easier (and safer) than trying to figure out what the masterpiece was! :)

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Jennie link
6/5/2015 08:59:23 am

This made me so happy to read! I think the magical apron is a wonderful idea and I love how she was more brave to experiment because of it. Thank you so much for sharing this!

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Tammy link
6/5/2015 11:25:55 pm

How sweet is that. Don't you just love how little ones eyes light up when they do something they didn't think they could? Great post

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Melissa link
6/8/2015 02:42:34 am

That is so sweet! I love kids ability to believe in magical things. That is a great apron.

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Christy Maurer link
6/19/2015 12:20:15 am

That is just so sweet! Kids do things on different time schedules, but they always seem to catch right up at the right time :) Enjoy her magic believing stage!

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