Similar to when she worked towards creating the perfect cat, a few days ago, Maddy worked herself into a frustrated fit over her attempt at the perfect face.Again, to try to put emphasis on her effort and determination rather than the finished product, I grabbed her "ditched" faces and bound them in a little book:
- Maddy's Happy Face(s):
All I did was make them the same size, punch holes in the corner, and throw on a green construction paper cover.
Surprisingly, she was very proud of her finished product--the book as a whole--and has looked through it many, many times.
I'm not sure what was wrong with this one. . .
. . . but she said this one's eyes would disappear once she colored the whole face.
She didn't like this one's nose. 
And this one? I'm not even sure.
This one was thrown aside, but she looks great to me.
Same with this one. . .
. . . and this one she cut out and glued on white paper.
The one on the cover is the one she felt was her very best happy face ever.
I thought they were all great, so I have tried to
point out unique, interesting, and special parts of all of them.
Goodness gracious, I hope this doesn't translate to crazy teen years. . .
So cute. Nice idea to keep her progress in a book. My son is a perfectionist. He is so critical of his work that sometimes he will refuse to do something if he doesn't think he can do it perfectly. It is difficult to watch him deal with this.
ReplyDeleteI love this! What a keepsake!
ReplyDeleteWhat a good mama you are! So smart to think of this. I like them all too!
ReplyDeleteI simply love the idea of binding all the attempts together. They are all pretty good in my unenlightened opinion :)
ReplyDeleteA great idea to make her feel better about her attempts. Love this!
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