Sunday, January 18, 2009

Supportive Moms

Earlier today I accompanied my 2 boys to an art (drawing & colouring) competition. As expected, there are a lot of other parents there. Watching the other parents (moms, primarily) I learnt about the essential toolkits that all serious participants need. First, a small table so that our children won't have to bend over while drawing. Second, a good range of drawing materials, namely crayons and watercolours with all the thingamajigs that one needs when watercolouring (i.e. used newspaper as lining, brush, palette, water container and wipecloth). I saw one girl place a large paper bag in front of her to avoid others from seeing (or copying?) her artwork- I suppose paper bags are optional.

Next, days (or maybe even weeks) before the competition starts, participants must practice, practice, practice! Since there is very limited time to draw and colour in the competition proper, participants can't afford to think up what to draw there and then. There is also a need to ensure that the art is in sync with the theme/title. A good seating position will ensure that your child(ren) is(are) comfortable & won't get trampled on by anyone who's supervising the competition.

How did my children do? They were disheartened as they didn't win any prizes but I advised then that such is a rule with a competition- there are others who were better and they should keep improving if they want to win the next competition.

As for me, the drama queen found a distraction in her gene coding, which another company was promoting during the event. Apparently with a thumbrint and palm scan, a software is able to determine your strengths and weaknesses as well as learning styles. With my thumbprint scan, it was found that I am an independent person who doesn't like to be told what to do. Hubby could have told me that, without the thumbprint scan :p

The highlight of the day was the sand art, which the kiddies thoroughly enjoyed doing. They each picked the template they liked and moved about picking the colours. Which goes to show that with children, what you set out to do in the beginning might not be the thing that fascinates them the most.

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