The box had been broken for some time. The handles had snapped off from the weight. So today as I discovered an empty and sturdy bin, I began the process of transferring the contents.I am a pack rat - at least when it comes to things my kids do. I have every Little League and Soccer picture button from every year of play. I have various t-shirts and articles of clothing that had meaning or memory (a quilt someday I tell myself). Today's box was filled with childhood papers of drawings, school work, artwork, folders, notes. It was wonderful to slow time down and return briefly. I found:
- a sincere apology card written in crayon for being a "smart mouth" along with two nickels taped inside to pay me back for the grief
- a notebook about artists and artwork studied in 3rd grade all wonderfully written in pencil and illustrated in different media (thank you Ms Freedman)
- a Playbill of a play to see a teacher perform (thank you Mr. Williams)
- notebooks filled with facts about life when they were in school
- a mock up of the twin towers created out of paper that was spontaneously made one day - a commentary of how 9/11 affected everyone no matter how young
I haven't added anything in the box for a while - the Wildflower Project will DEFINATELY be added. I pray that in the midst of cutbacks at schools, teachers can still teach about art and being artistic, expressive and creative. I hope parents today can still fill a box full of creative drawings, writings and memories......they're much more fun to look at than report cards!
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