Scribbles Become Art
/This all started as a gift from my mother-in-law. She knows that we are an artsy household - not because we have true talent or artistic skill, but because we like expressing our creativity, our feelings and emotions, and our wonder about life’s big questions. When this book arrived in the mail - we were so overwhelmed with personal matters that I immediately put it on the bookshelf and promptly forgot all about it.
Then one day, literally MONTHS later, my 2 year old rascal pulled it off the shelf, sat in his dad’s lap, and listened to the story about a scribble being more than a scribble and fighting to be seen as such. The story is super sweet and encourages readers to accept themselves and others as we are so that we can all work together to create beautiful art (read: a beautiful world).
The fun does not stop there, though. The book comes with 3 sheets of eyes and mouth stickers to transform your own little rascals' scribbles into fun characters. Imagine that - your little one’s scribbles can be brought to life with eyes, a mouth, and even limbs.
After making more than a dozen scribbles - some with a single color and some made out of multiple colors, some with plain backgrounds, and others with scenic backgrounds - we named each scribble, folded the papers in thirds, stuffed them into envelopes, and mailed them off to family and friends.
As printed on the dust jacket, this book is geared for kids ages 2 to 6. My 4 year old no longer “scribbles,” but that did not deter him from participating. In fact, I think it helped him stretch his imagination away from drawing real world objects towards more abstract art.
Written by Brandi Stanton, mother to two rascals ages 2 and 4.
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