Letter Of The Week - "J" For Jaguar

I was not too thrilled to make the letter "J" this week. Somehow, I never like "J" and the thought of making a jaguar did not help much at all. Anyway, I tried to experiment with different materials in hope that it would be less daunting for me. And I even let Sophie work without a highchair! How brave was that?




Who was Sophie trying to kid? Of course she knew that she had made a hole on the paper, but she continued drawing on the spot (full concentration and all) so that I would not know. Sneaky little fellow!




While she was busy dancing, I cut leaves and grass from the green construction paper. This was what I would have called "a happy problem".





Next, I tried getting Sophie to colour some corrugated cardboard (tree bark). Unfortunately, she had no intention of complying... What else is new?




I was going to cover the entire “J” with grass, bark and leaves so hand printing was totally unnecessary. However, I still let her have some fun or she would become grumpy. I was quite happy that she could place the jaguar's head in the right position. Yeah!

We spent quite a while to complete the tree but the effect was good. Sophie was not able to stay focused long but at least she did not run off again.

Finally, we completed the tree. I was exhausted so I just coloured the jaguar with markers and called it a day!

I made some leaves fall from the tree so that it looks more lively. Notice the little leave with a hole?

End Product - "J" For Jaguar