Lending A Helping Hand To Homework Troubles.

Sometimes helping your children with their homework can bring back so many reminiscent memories from when you were in school. There were so many fond memories of certain teachers and sometimes some not so fond of teachers that were disliked. Events that happened that were both humorous and embarrassing can be enjoyable now that the fears of childhood are no longer with you.

It can help them relate to you better as well when they know you had been in their shoes before. The tough homework assignments were things you had to hurdle and that you expect them to hurdle too. When they get them done and well and on time it will be demonstrated in their high marks.

I know that the class that I found most enjoyable had to have been art class. Inspiration could be everywhere and anywhere, a leaf on the ground in the park, a gum wrapper on the side of the road, an ad on television, or simply from your imagination or the imagination of others. It was always incredible to see what everyone came up with for the same assignment.

If you remembered the assignment where you took a magazine ad, cut it in half and glued it to a piece of paper and then you had to draw the other half as best as you could. You may think it might be easy for you to do now, however at the time you probably did not think so. Neither did my daughter when she brought home a half a pretty lady wearing a crystal necklace.

My son had to make a collage from magazine advertisements. I helped him select a few pages out of the magazine to choose from to put into his collage. A toothbrush, a pair of princess cut engagement rings, a damask sofa, and a charming bedding collection. It was certainly fun to remember the times when I had to do these in class.

He was finished and started cleaning up, but my daughter was still having trouble. I suggested that she try something a little simpler for her. She selected a green and gold set of hobo handbags. We cut the advertisement in half and glued it down on the paper. She tried her hand at it and I thought she did remarkably well on it.

After a while she proudly displayed it for us. It was a remarkable likeness to the original. She started on the original image and I think she was happy with the outcome. I know I was and even her teacher had been impressed with her work.