My Creative Kids

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My children are so creative. They gravitate to anything that allows them to create music, art, drama and even writing.

Here is a typical day around here:

Stephen teaching Emily guitar chords.
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She loves it!
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He is a great teacher and is pretty patient with her.
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The boys are studying Edgar Allan Poe and yesterday had to write their own short story using tone. Nathan's writing skills are so low because of his dyslexia yet, he worked at it for almost an hour because it involved creating a story.
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Today we studied Henri Matisse and his paper cutting technique. They've been happily creating their own pictures at the kitchen table.
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They definitely are a creative bunch. Perhaps that is why their rooms are disaster areas! LOL!

Comments

  1. Lisa @ Life with 4!November 19, 2008 at 11:33 AM

    It's so nice to have kids that will actually do something with their hands and minds instead of TV or video games! My kids try to veg out every once in awhile but I'm a "no TV, no video" Mommy so it doesn't last long!
    Oh, I am related to Edgar Allan Poe. My mom's maiden name was Poe!

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  2. ElizabethdNovember 19, 2008 at 1:26 PM

    You really do some interesting work there Terri.

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  3. DianneNovember 19, 2008 at 3:20 PM

    I'm so glad the children are creative....it will add a whole different dimension to their lives besides what they get from the other subjects that they study. I'm also glad that they like music that also allows a lot of creativity as well.

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  4. AnonymousNovember 20, 2008 at 11:38 AM

    That's great Terri! So nice to see kids doing something other than gaming. :)

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  5. KerriNovember 24, 2008 at 7:45 AM

    Terri,
    That is so great that your son can teach Emily. My son was into playing the guitar but he didn't get too far. He lost interest after a few years. Acelia and I studied the artist and I read her all the books on the artist from Veritas Press. I just wrote them down and went to our library and collected them and took them out, she loved them.
    Love Kerri

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