I was watching my children
play in the pool, while enjoying a cup of tea and doing a bit of
embroidery. You know, squeezing creative tasks into tiny, much
appreciated intervals in-between chores and other work related matters. So a
short break - but it didn't last long. When my youngest son saw me
embroidering, he wanted to join in! He dried off, jumped on the table,
grabbed my work and started where I had left off.
Now it is very lucky that I
enjoy doing the type of embroidery where you do not follow a pattern, but just
"free-style-it" and it is ok it looks uneven. I actually like it
uneven. So I stayed calm, gave a few instructions and he got going. He actually
followed the outline of what I had done and it did not look bad at all. He
enjoyed it and has since begun embroidering his own design after one of his own
drawings, which will be awesome!
When working with children,
I have found that the most interesting stuff happens when you step back and
don't interfere in what they are creating. Sometimes it can be very difficult
to do, especially when things get really messy or you think you have to save
the situation! But the results sure outweigh the distress of restraining
oneself and the time spent cleaning up afterwards.
xo Sarah
