The family was singing Hanukkah songs, and all three boys were dancing with enthusiasm in the dining room as we belted out "I have a little dreidel, I made it out of clay."
Then our middle child Ari the Imaginative, four and a half years old, starts to sing his own version, totally off the top of his head:
If I were a dreidel,
I'll tell you what I'd do
I'd spin around a million times
so I could play with you!
The next day I pick him up from school and he has a big smile on his face. "I'm an artist!" he proclaims. "My teachers told me so!"
I would agree. :)
Eta: so it turns out it's another song he learned in school that I didn't know. Oops.
No oops necessary. He remembered it, had fun sharing it. And it doesn't take away from his creativity at all.
ReplyDeleteI'm thrilled that he has such a supportive teacher....someone who recognizes his talents and TELLS him. So, so important!
Missing you all.
Well, here I am at a loss. Janet said EVERYTHING that I wanted to say, so all I can say now is Ditto, Ditto....
ReplyDeleteKol haKavod to our Artist Ari!!!!! Bravo!!!