Journey to the Knot

Saturday, June 5, 2021

Knox's Preschool Artwork

Dear Knox,

One of the hardest, yet silliest, things as a parent is knowing how to archive your many projects you bring home from school and camp. With so many pieces of art and hard work you do at school, Daddy and I go back and forth on the best way to save your masterpieces. Should we save everything and let you decide what to do with it when you're older? Will you remember a certain project more than others and wish we hadn't thrown it away? Should we post it on the fridge and for how long? Your preschool years are nearly over, and my heart wants to just keep all of it and treasure every little thumbprint, brush stroke, glue glob, and yes, even the messy sand or rice that is falling off the pages a few years later. But, I also know you'll be annoyed with me if I don't weed through a lot of it; I know you don't want to inherit a mess of various pieces of construction papers, painted clothespins, or glittered paper plates. So, I photographed a lot of it and saved just a few (mostly the ones with handprints or pictures of you). Here are some of my favorites you've brought home over the years:

Toddler class - caterpillar

2017 - Toddler class - 1.5 years

November 2017 - Toddler class

Mother's Day 2018 - 2 years old

2 years - 2018

Toddler Class

May 2018 - 2 years old

Ms. Valerie & Ms. Hani's Doobim Class (2's year)

3's class with Ms. Bev - Wishing Flower

Thanksgiving 2019 - 3s class

2018

Passover 2019

Most of these projects were done with Ms. Hani and Ms. Valerie during either your Toddler Class (Shualim) or your 2's year (Doobim). Your 3's year with Ms. Bev and Mr. Jake got cut short when COVID-19 shut school down. And, this year, your PreK year, you've been at home with Ms. Emma teaching you and George from down the street. So, compared to your brothers, you really have much less from preschool, but I assure you, your work is just as treasured.