All in a day's work

I think Kara has finally figured out for herself what she really enjoys doing (it sure took a while!). She has often lacked focus and concentration when playing around the house and much prefers to play with anyone around her rather than do any activity by herself. But these last few months, give her paper and pen and away she goes. She is finally becoming more independent and will seek out her workbooks (to color) and newspapers (to locate all the numbers she can find) and magazines (to trace the letters), etc.

Despite my years and years and years of studying science, I also studied art history (although I was never that great at art myself). I devoured abstract expressionism, much more than the classics (Kandinsky was the ultimate for me) so I simply adore "studying" Kara's masterpieces each day.

This is Kara's artwork, just from today (with Kara's description in quotations):

"My family and a letter"

"A pirate"

I love this one. Although to be honest, I'm struggling to see the pirate ... it looks to me more like a pirate's eye perhaps (abstract remember mummy, I gotta think more abstract). Maybe I just like all the stories that go behind the captions.

"My family"

The teacher drew the initial shape, then Kara traced the outline and filled in the gap. (I am hoping I am the one with hair!).

"A mountain"

"Words"

"My name"

Kara loves to trace letters and always asks us to "dot" the letters for her to trace over. But this is the first time I have seen her actually write her name freehand and from memory.

"Flower garden"