Vicarious Rocky

The kids bring in a wooden board they are to decorate in any way they want. The only stipulation was not to paint the board. So it was a fascinating view into parenting styles to see how 4 yr olds create collages at home.

It shook out as I would have expected. So, there were at least 4 people who did not follow instructions and painted the boards. I'd say 25% of the boards were what I would describe as "elaborate." Such as carefully placed patterned sequence, large wooden frames and add ons, wands, toys, and other things that required hot glue guns or nails.

There were 50% that were a mix of parent and child inspired work. Pictures cutout by parents and glued carefully into themes. That kind of thing. And then there were the other 25% of us that let the kid go crazy and it looked like a bomb of confusion.

The party itself was really great. I got to know lots of interesting parents, and I learned how much my son is buddies with this other kid in his class, Will. They are not the same kid at all. Closer to opposites it seems to me, but they LOVE each other. Indy refers to him as "Silly" and "Crazy." These are obviously respectable characteristics. They spent a lot of time at the party on the floor.