I've Missed My Calling

The kids recently pulled out the sculpting clay and have been finding endless hours of enjoyment designing animals, people, and scenery. While Caleb and Sara easily roll, twist, and press the clay to bring to life their imaginations, Nathan tries with growing frustration to make the clay conform to the imaginations of his mind. "NANNY JO!"

This is one job that I am definitely not qualified for. Art, of any kind, has never been within my ability scope. Nathan is not an easily pleased client, either. He describes what he wants with the clarity of a four-year-old's words, hand motions, and sound effects. Thankfully, with the castle, we had a picture to go with it(see top right picture). We had to improvise because our building materials were limited, but together, we made it work.

But architecture wasn't our only accomplishment. We also turned our attention to the imaginary animal kingdom - the slugs off Flushed Away and a hephalump(sp?) from Winnie the Pooh. I ran out of brown clay on the hephalump so he's kind of two-toned. They were always strange animals anyway.