Here was what she made for Big Bee, who was very happy to receive this from mei-mei after school. She conceptualised and drew everything herself! I was so happy to see her so independent.
Front of card: She told me the face is "jie-jie" and I believe she was trying to write a message of some sort to Big Bee below the face.
Inside pages: Once again, she drew a full-bodied jie-jie on the left, and an apple (or so she claimed) on the facing page. Maybe she was thinking of giving an apple for jie-jie to eat?
Back page: To my surprise, she wrote "M" for the very first time all by herself!
She also loves stenciling a lot these days, and this was her depiction of an undersea world with a whale and shark (notice how she drew a sad face for the whale, hm) and a sunken windmill and house!
Her favourite stencils
However, as she trundles towards her independent 3 years, there had been more conflicts on the homefront as she insisted on doing things her way with her iron-strong will. And impatient me would then scold her severely, causing her to break down in pitiful tears. Sigh - it is extremely tough to discipline our own children. Every time she cried, I would feel a pierce through my heart, yet giving in would mean acceding to her behaviour and I know how important it is to teach what is right and wrong at this young age.
Yet, whenever those pair of teary eyes looked at me, my heart wavered. Being a parent is indeed not easy!
2 comments:
i think it's wonderful that little bee is able to tell you what she's drawing. may i suggest you ask her to explain what she's drawing eg. what is the apple doing there etc. my brother-in-law who's a primary school teacher and had done his degree in fine arts told me once that it is more important that little children be able to explain the concepts and thoughts behind their creation and when their hand-eye coordination becomes more developed as they grow bigger, the pictures will look more obvious to us adults (who can try to use more imagination sometimes). it's possible that little bee is trying to make a smile on the sea creature! =)
i think it's such a wonderful thing that little bee is so expressive in her love for her sister. you've done a great job being mum!
btw, have you read the book "5 languages of love by Gary Chapman"? I think Little Bee's language of love could be gifts.
Awww, Jeanne, thanks for all the tips! I think from now on, I will ask her continuously what she is drawing. I am sure some things will be pretty revelationary. Thanks, pal!!
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