Thinking out of the box...literally!

From I've seen so far, Lyla seems to be an "out of the box" kind of person. That is the opposite of me (and Grace I think). I let Lyla and Grace paint glass vases one day last week and I told them to use the paint brushes and paint the outside of the vase. I sat there the whole time and tried my hardest to keep Lyla from slinging paint everywhere. She just couldn't stand it! She had to paint the inside of the vase. It was like her inner soul wouldn't let her be satisfied by staying in the lines. She also just had to use her hands. I just sat there thinking, "we're going to have problems getting her to follow the rules when she's 16". What am I saying? We have trouble getting her to follow the rules when she's 3!

Anyway, a couple of weeks ago and walked through the play room and just happen to glance at the bulletin board. I took a second look when I noticed a piece of paper hanging to the right of the board. It was stuck to the actual wall. I called Lyla in the room and asked her if she knew anything about this picture. She said it was hers. I asked her why it was stuck to the wall. She simply said, "there wasn't room on the there (the bulletin board) so I put it to here (the wall)." She glued her picture to the wall!!!! I didn't get mad at her or even take it down. I just got my camera to document a manifestation of how her little mind thinks.

If anyone is wondering, no, she didn't write her name on that paper. Grace did that for her.