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An important skill for your child!

Leave their creation as it is.

Don’t fix it. Don’t straighten it. Don’t add your “finishing touch.”

Their crooked lines are confidence.

Their color choices are courage.

Their imagination doesn’t need editing. 💛

Book: Peppa’s Giant Pumpkin ( @Scholastic Book)

#LetThemCreate #KidsArt #PerfectlyImperfect

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[Video description: Jourdan sharing one of her kids painted pumpkins and peppa pig Halloween book]

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