Chalking it up

Earlier today I wrote an article for the examiner about the importance of imagination in children. Summer is a blessed child and has a lot of toys, and I am a bad mom because I can't bring myself to get rid of any of them, even the 0-6 month toys, but I regress,( back to my original topic ), so like I was trying to say, finding ways to explore imagination in children should be fun and I think it is. One thing we do quite often to help inspire imagination is play with chalk. Since the weather is beautiful, now is the perfect time to sit outside and draw all over the place, walkways, driveways, bricks, anywhere little hands can reach.


We spent time on the walkway making rabbits, the letters A B and C, and other random scribbles. I love when Summer draws something and tells me what it is, it never looks like anything but she loves to pretend and I love pretending to see what she sees. My only real complaint about chalk is the mess, whenever we play with chalk it makes a huge mess, Summer will end up covered in all different colors and on most days we have to go straight to the bath. I thought the sand box was messy ... but chalk wins hands down!


I really don't mind, messes are cute and Summer is cute so messes and Summer are extra cute. Plus look how happy she is, she has no idea there is a chalky mess all over her face, and how did she possibly get it all over her face anyway? I have no idea, I tend to think the chalk dusk magically flies and sticks where it wants.

She loves chalk, I love chalk, so I am not going to tell her about the mess. I have a child who doesn't mind to get dirt, or chalk, all over her hands and I am going to keep it that way. Don't anyone show her the pictures!