Bella's artwork

Art plays a big part of preschool, and art for Bella is usually not a fun time.  I believe it has something to do with the fact she can not grasp items for long, and she does not want anyone to make her arm or hands move.  So most of her artwork, is usually Bella trying to move her hand, arm away from whatever is being done.

Bella also occasionally has homework.  We had to make a house for this project.  I helped Bella to marker her house.  With this project she actually did a little bit on her own (granted most of her marks were on the tray and her hand, not the paper).  Another thing with artwork, is Bella will not look down at the paper, or project.  I know at school they sometimes have an easel like contraption that fits on her tray, so it is at eye level and not down.

Well just this past week, Bella's teachers were very excited to report to us that Bella not only made some independent marks on her paper, she actually picked up the crayon on her own and made marks on the paper.  This is a pretty big accomplishment for Bella.  We have noticed she will grab things from the ground and hold on for awhile (sometimes up to two minutes).  In the past with her toys if you didn't hold it in front of her face, she wouldn't touch it or pick it up.  We will have to see if we can expand on this skill.  I guess it shows us that no matter how small the victories, Bella is still doing new things and learning new skills.