In Maggie’s art class the children were asked to draw three self portraits. The first is a baby picture. The second as they see themselves in a few years time. The last as they will look when they are old.

After they completed the self portraits they were asked to write a bit about the person in the picture.

I found it so interesting to see what my daughter thought about life at each of these stages. I’ll have to make sure to tell her that you do not have to stop reading when you get old!

Getting it just right, originally uploaded by VeroC.

My husband and I are huge Andy Goldsworthy fans and often incorporate  elements of his work into projects for the children. We were in Nice, France last December and the rocks on the beach are (mostly) gray with white lines running through them. We set M&B to collecting and assembling their rocks to form a seamless circle of white.

PS. a friend of mine mentioned that he had not heard of Goldsworthy before reading this post, so I’ve added a link to an incredible documentary about him. Both M&B (ages 7&5 enjoyed this one, so it’s something you can watch "en famille".