My 5 year old has this habit of writing/drawing on stuff. He likes to write/draw on toys, books and sometimes walls. He likes to write/draw with chalk – usually on the concrete where I tell him, but sometimes on the house.
Well, the kids are away this weekend and as we were working on the kids room (including the Tinkerbell theme for baby who’s coming real soon), I came across two things:
This one is right at the entrance of his soon-to-be sister’s bedroom door. “Zoo” is the one word, outside of his initials, that he confidently spells all on his own:
Then we have this. This picture was taken in his brother’s room. He’s added legs, arms and some squiggles to a “Krabby Patty” wall sticker.
I’m having a bit of trouble wanting to discipline him for his vandalism because really – isn’t a Krabby Patty with legs pure genius? LOL. But seriously, both my husband and I admit to doing just these kind of things when we were kids. I was a pretty destructive child (in my parent’s eyes) who liked to draw on stuff, break things to see how they worked, etc. But in my own mind, I didn’t think I was being destructive and wasn’t trying to upset anyone.
So what do you think? Vandalism or Artistry?
July 20th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
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