And that's why childrens' art is awesome
by Andrea Mulder-Slater My daughter asked for paint and paper again this afternoon - as she often does. Several paint strokes later, this is what materialized. Me: Wow - it's wonderful. The colours are terrific. I love the turquoise, purple and green that you chose... My daughter (interrupting my rambling): It's a "scaremanon". Me: Oh, ok. It's what? My daughter (matter of factly): A scaremanon mom. Me (excitedly): Ooooo. What does it do? My daughter (sighing): It's for people to use when the monsters are coming. Me: Of course. I see now. Then, my 3 year old sat down and patiently began elaborating. She pointed out the various part of the picture, y'know, to make things clearer for me. My daughter: See mom, it has a handle. And there's food inside. Kind of like a picnic basket. Then, she described the food in the basket, the people who would use the basket and how far away the monsters were. And this, my friends, ...
