That was a surprise for me today too. These pages were not forgotten, but I didn't think too much about these seemingly irrelevant scribbles. Yes, yes, I know they are not doodles - these are my son's artworks when he was five years old.
The reason I opened this notebook and saw what you also see in the photo is that I needed to look at a recipe in this notebook that used to be the place to note down the culinary spells. To do some magic... as I have been in the middle of work already for two days (and you will see these days what it is) and in one moment I realized that we will need some lunch. It was urgent. I had to find a recipe for a quick lunch and while leafing through the notebook, I saw these creative expressions of a little boy - my son.
This notebook was also used for Spanish lessons when I started taking them... Sometimes my son would also come and when he was bored he would draw. He put his hands on these pages, and probably with my help we marked the outline around his hands with a pencil. But the point was not in the hands alone, but that these lines were converted into a drawing of an animal. Do you see which animal it is?
Yes, an elephant. With a bit small ear, though.
Many elephants were made this way, adding an eye and an ear to these little hands. If you like, try it at home, put your hands (or your child's hands) on a piece of paper, draw with a pencil around them, add a dot for the eye where the thumb is and draw the ear. Also, a line would be needed for the elephant's back. It is easy and fun!
The notebook was hiding more surprises. Papers where Mipiano junior in his 5-years old version started to write the names of the musical notes and the treble clef. I think he had relatively good handwriting for his age... maybe nicer than he has today (don't tell him this 😂).
That one treble clef had some troubles 😁 but it was the nicest MAMA writing one can ever get...
These little drawings and writings reminded me of one work he did in kindergarten. A smiling face made of painted pebbles. Although I know the teachers helped with this, it is still kept in the drawer of my bedside table. The paper is already slightly crumpled due to the weight of the stones.
This was a speedy journey back in time, that came without planning, but I am glad it happened.
(He had a lot of other drawings and paintings from that age but they are not right now here with me, so I can't show them now here.)
...questions...
If you are a parent - do you keep the memories like your children's drawings when they were small?
If you don't have children - do you keep the drawings you made in your childhood?
