Don't funk with my ART

Art can be fun.. art activities can really lighten a child's mood, kids really enjoy doing art. BUT, there are a few that cannot follow directions, a few that don't like to do art, and a few that seem to be afraid of paint and glue. 

That being said, you parents need to lighten up when your child doesn't do the same artwork as the rest of the children in the class. Artwork is time consuming, so your kid may not do things the other kids do, and vice versa. It's not possible to sit with 15 kids and have them all do the same thing, most of the stuff we do is one on one, or small group projects.

There was a parent that phoned in complaining that his kid didn't make an art project he saw displayed in our classroom. Little does he know, his child would rather not sit down for art, was misbehaving at the time, and ultimately elected NOT to do the project. Get over it buddy, your kid didn't want to do it so I didn't force him to. 

Do you really want me to tie your child to a chair, glue a paint brush to his hand, and force him to paint something? Probably not.