Zombie Horse with Blood Legs??

Our SyFyFAM activity of the week was : SKETCH!

Usually, my little miss draws beautiful creations like bunnies and rainbows. Or...she gets creative and draws rainbow bunnies. Everything in her sweet little 3 year mind is basically happiness and sunshine. Her sketches usually look like this: (I think she's super talented!)

See! Super cute! So....you could imagine my surprise one day as we were drawing when I saw her in the middle of creating this:

Hmm...."What are you drawing sweetheart?" To which she replied, "A zombie horse. It's for you, because you make monsters."

(ACKK!!!!) (mommy alarms in the head)......Say what?!

She further elaborated with "Oh, and I'm going to give it legs made out of blood. Blood legs. Oh, and zombie blood flowers."

I let her know how sweet she was and thanked her for the beautiful drawing and then sent her outside to play. Uh oh....my husband and I are doing our best to NOT raise serial killers! Where did I go wrong?! After my momentary freak out (this one will NOT go on the fridge), I decided to consult my sketch book:

Yep...I definitely like sketching monsters. But, I have a great reason! I promise! I'm trying to break into the special effects industry and bring something really cool to our little city. Sketching is where I start with my concept, and then after the sketch comes the sculpting. The sketch is a really important step in the whole process. It's also the easiest part of what I do that I can allow my kids to participate. I love having them next to me! We regularly sketch together: (Left: My devil in progress, Center: my little girl's monkey, Right: my son's rocket ship)

So, is it too much for them? I had to think>>>>and think>>>>>and think.

The answer was: NO. It's not too much for them.

What's really cool about our little SyFyFAM is that our kids have a really great perspective of what's real and what's not. They know that monsters don't exist (except for stangers. STRANGERS=BAD) and that they are something that people create. They DON'T live in their closets. They DON'T live under their beds. They are made out of foam, silicone, rubber, and paint. AND....they are fun to make.

I took a long moment that day to watch my little girl play outside in her pink tutu and bare feet. She loves the wind in her hair, flowers, rainbows and sunshine AND she's not afraid of anything. Oh, except ants. Yep, I think were doing okay. But just to be sure.....I'm going to sketch a super beautiful fairy and face paint my little miss to match. That will be next weeks SyFyFAM activity!