A while back, after we’d finished our set activity for the day, we had a few spare minutes up our sleeves for some free expression time. We also so had some paint left in the palettes and a very bare looking concrete pole – The solution was obvious!

When I told the children they could paint the pole, their first reaction was “Really!??!” What they did next was awesome.

As I stood back, observing them in action, what I saw was really heart warming and proof that a group of children with loaded paint brushes are in fact, perhaps contrary to popular belief, a very good mix!

They were patient with one another, said please and thank you as they shared their resources and their space. They encouraged each other, inspired each other with different ideas, collaborated and complimented each other on a job well done.

All I did was give them the paint, the brushes, the space and the freedom.

Pretty cool huh!?

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