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I know how it can seem that a new program is wonderful for a week or so ... and then it becomes dreary and you shelve it. I am truly not getting that vibe with Art with a Purpose. I genuinely like it. Who would ever have thought? It is so simple. I can see why some set it aside quickly. I think that its fruits will come with much time.
Okay ... so, yes. We colored. Just colored. I love coloring. Mid afternoon, Bugs is napping, house it tidy, hymns playing in the background, hot coffee, an oreo or eight, and my girls and me. Bliss.
This program is really hitting home with me for a few reasons.
1) It takes us back to the basics. Coloring. Fluid strokes. Gentle strokes. Willful coloring in the same direction. No scribbling. Deliberate coloring. My preschooler is dysgraphic ... specifically for her that means that she writes in mirror image because she sees from right to left and bottom to top. Imagine how hard it would be to do a simple exercise like color a picture if you had to be intentional about every movement of your hand. It is also a perfectly-timed reminder for Sugar to s.l.o.w. d.o.w.n. Be little. Color. Model for your sis how coloring is an art.
2) I'm just not ready to delve into the masters. I think that might come when my children are in third grade, respectively. For now, I'm flirting with art curricula for that time in our home school journey, but for now, I am very happy with the juxtaposition of the ArtPac and our previously learned Drawing with Children lessons.
3) To piggyback ... I think that the discipline of Drawing with Children, leading to the execution and individuality of Draw Write Now, alongside the simplicity of the lessons and the media of Art with a Purpose is a comfortable blend for us at this time.
It's just enough and nothing compares to the carefree afternoons with my girls coloring and creating.
Because of Him.
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