Letter Of The Week - "R" For Raccoon

I avoided making a rabbit for "R" because I had wanted Sophie to learn new words and animals. She has seen an illustration of a raccoon in a storybook before, but it was quite abstract. Although I do not think my version is any much better, it triggers her interest about raccoons.




I let Sophie paint the "raccoon" first. She was not particularly thrilled to paint with grey paint even after she fiddled with the parts beforehand, so I had to "play" with her a little to motivate her.

Sophie was more keen to do a collage on the letter "R". I think the glue stick was still a novelty to her. I love it when she says "thank you, Mama..." and then "welcome...".

The collage was supposed to represent some sort of forestry where the raccoon lives. I thought about making a trash can (like Oscar's) but I decided to keep it innocent and let the poor animal live in its natural habitat.

End Product - "R" For Raccoon