A Very Preschool Christmas

Oliver has been loving his mornings at preschool nearby.  He gets himself dressed with enthusiasm, straps on his little backpack and says goodbye without looking back!

On the last day before Christmas break, Oliver handed out cards he'd coloured himself to all his little friends!

Method:

LAST Christmas when Oliver was three (and I was very pregnant with Charlotte), we did lots of colouring and drawing.  I often pulled long sheets of white paper off a roll, fix tightly to the coffee table and let him have at it.   On one occassion, I drew a few holly + berries with a black sharpie and let him doodle in and around them with felts.  I took this photo with my basic Canon:

I played with it in my photo editor to brighten, sharpen and remove a pen lid that got into the shot.  Also in the editor, I added a Christmas greeting and Oliver's name.  I had the final product printed at a local printshop, then stuck the photos to blank postcards.  As a final flourish, I taped a small fruit-flavoured candy cane to the back and drew a curly ribbon through the top corner of each card.   Oliver distributed them with such pride!  I use this method often to include a Oliver's (sometimes accidental) artwork into my collection of note and greeting cards.

Also this week, we are reading a very sweet German Christmas story book from the mid-80's called "Am Heiligen Abend" . Oliver is very excited about the days to come!

from "Am Heiligen Abend"