Many parents tape up their children’s drawing on the fridge door. But what happens when those drawings end up on walls and hardwood floors? This cute video from Moran Family Moments shows one way to handle that situation.
Taking credit, accepting blame
The video opens showing Miss Zali Boo, a young girl, doing her best to not look at her mother. Her mother, who is recording the conversation, asks Zali if she drew on the floors and walls. It’s a conversation that many parents have had with their younger children at one point or other..
A quick cut to a title card sets us up for the rest of the video. What’s striking about this title card is how positive it is. Zali is called an artist and their home is called a canvas. This highlights how creative her daughter must be and hints at the pride her parents must feel.
The video then cuts back in time to before the question at the start. we see Zali looking into a room as her mother calls her name. Zali turns and shows her marker covered fingers clearly enjoying the colors. Zali follows her mother into the larger room and her mother holds the camera to Zali’s palm and asks:
“Zali, what did you do?””
Zali’s mother then turns the camera around the room so the viewer can see some of the art their daughter left for them to enjoy. When she turns the camera back on her little girl, she asks if she drew on the floor and walls, which Zali, of course, denies. It’s always cute how hard children stick to these little fibs even when they are caught red, blue, and pink-handed..
Wiping the canvas clean
But the video then cuts to a cute scene. Zali sits down and picks up the markers from the floor and puts them into a little shopping bag. Every marker is put neatly away with very little prompting from her mother. It’s almost heartwarming to see that, even if she doesn’t admit what she did, she’s willing to clean up.
After collecting all the loose markers, Zali gets up and carries them back into the other room. Fun’s fun, but she’s responsible enough to put everything away in its proper place.
But little Zali doesn’t stop there. She takes the markers back into the other room then returns with a wet cloth in her hand. She wipes down the floor, doing what her mother calls “A good job” of cleaning up.
After wiping down a few of the spots on the floor, Zali’s mother asks “Are you all done?” Zali seems satisfied with her cleaning, but she may just be planning her next coloring project.
Zali throws down her marker covered cloth. But she misses the floor and the cloth ends up stuck to her foot until she can shake it off.
Zali’s mother then says:
“We’re not going to write on the walls anymore, ok Zali?”
Zali says “Ok”, but the video shares a funny doubt that any parent may have been thinking.
Nurturing young artists
Art is a great way for children to express themselves and show off their creativity. But art and art supplies have a way of ending up where parents don’t want them.
While some articles suggest creating designated drawing sections or providing white boards for creativity, the Moran family chose a different strategy. By recording the girl drawing and involving her in clean-up they clearly hope to see Zali grow up to be creative and conscientious.
What would you have done if you were Zali’s mother?
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