I've found a new way to buy some moments of peace & Kenzie enjoys it too. I write "secret messages" on a paper, Kenzie matches each letter with another letter found within a magazine and pastes them all down. When she's completed the collage, we decipher the message. Sometimes, she also adds pictures that go along with the message after we decipher it.

She knows all her letters and appropriate sounds now. And, this also is aiding in beginning reading skills.

By: stacy & kenzie, age 4
Mama's Doodles

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We drew a lion and I roughly sketched out each feature and then she drew each feature in her "sketchbook." Looks pretty good!

By: Holli & Walker, age 4
A Girl Who Creates

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The days of summer are rolling by in a blur and creativity is stifled in between baby cries and "must do's." However, I was instantly enamored with the new project by some of my favorite girls and wanted to join in..

Kenzie gave me the inspiration this morning...




We did just as Kenzie suggested - using the flowers and bits of nature to paint & collage the art. Thank you Kenzie & the Echoes creators. This Mama needed that.

**My piece is on top. Kenzie's outcome follows.**

By: stacy & kenzie (age 4)
Mama's Doodles

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