Parker's school had an Art Show last week, featuring art made by all of the kids in his school. Each teacher's class made different projects all around the theme of "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle," so everything was made with recycled materials that they collected outside or brought to school. Parker's class brought used cans from home, which they painted and made into wind chimes hung from branches. They are going to hang a giant one that they made on the playground, and he will get to bring his own wind chime home :) I got lots of good ideas for projects to try with him this summer when we're looking for things to do. It was a fun time, although the busyness and noise of the event--with so many kids and their parents--were a little much for our boy. He obliged me with a few photos in front of his art (as you can see, he's not looking super comfortable), we toured the other class's projects, and then we split :) (By the way, he is wearing a sticker on his shirt that says, "I am a featured artist.")
All of this is giving me visions of Parker starting Kindergarten in just a few months...I really can't believe it. It kind of kills me that he is going to be in school five days a week, more than six hours a day from here on out. I'm sure he will make the transition, but it's hard for me to fathom that all of his long, carefree days of childhood are ending...and school, school, school fills his future...I wonder if that's the reason why I keep putting off finishing up and turning in his registration forms?!
