Zoe's Kindergarten Art

What to do with your kids' artwork?  I truly love all the pieces they bring home and want to keep them all but my growing minimalist heart is way to overwhelmed with that idea.  Soooo I decided to include them here so that I would always have a way to go back and look at them through the years!

Kindergarten has to be the most fun and the crafts/arts are no exception.  My little Zoe's first day of school.

"My name is Zoe and I like movies"

My favorite activity is:  dance

I want to learn more about:  books

I am special because: Jesus loves me.  (Yes you are!)

Bunny

Crab

Castle

Pout-Pout fish

"My family"

Pete the Cat's Wife

Self-portrait

"I am thankful for God.  I am thankful for Dad Mom."

"I am a rainbow turkey."

At night my Snowman is in the castle.

Ice-cream

Penguins eat shrimp.

The Bee family

Zoe's goal setter project.  "I work at Loveland Coffee but daddy knows the most."  "My favorite colors: Pink, Gold, Purple, Silver."

Happy Mother's Day.  Thank you for taking care of me.

"My favorite part was the breakfast because it is a special treat and because I like the snack.

Life cycle of a caterpillar.

Towards the second half of kindergarten she began making books.  One of her favorite: Frozen

Elsa and Aana are playing in the snow.

Elsa got hurt.  They took them to the trolls.

The trolls said it was you.

Owl

Zoe's Narrator sign for her class play.

Zoe's first research project and her chosen topic: Princesses.  They are supposed to pretty much do everything on their own.  Princess Kate is the Princess of England.  Pocahontas was a Native American.  She became a Christian.  She help saved the English sailors.  Cinderella is the oldest and famous. 400 years old.  Jasmine rides on a magic carpet ride with her prince.

My family book

This is my mommy.  Her name is Jessica.

This is my Daddy.  His name is Beach.

This is my sister.  Her name is Shiloh.  This is my brother.  His name is Ezra.

 My Mom takes me to dates.

(When I fall down she helps me up.)

 

 The American Flag

The American Flag has 50 stars. 

The American flag has read and blue stripes. 

I salute the American flag. 

What Animals Eat. 

Horses eat apples.  I do too.

Cats eat corn.

Bunnies eat carrots

 

Small Group by Zoe L. 

I saw chickens.  I got an egg.

We dress up like Pocahontas and Belle.

Penguins hide their eggs.

Penguins eat fish.  

 I went to the new part of the zoo.  I went in the tree house and the little houses.

 

I saw Zebras.  I took a picture.  I was with Zoe P. and Mommy. 

I saw the giraffes.  I feded them.

 Self-portrait from Aug. '15 and May '16

We received her artwork in this adorably decorated pizza box!

I went to the Dunkin Donuts with mom.  It was yummy.

My favorite part of Kindergarten was the zoo because there is zoo animals.
My (Jessica) favorite part about kindergarten was having an amazing daughter to experience it through!  I will treasure these little memories and pieces of our lives at this time!

Last K5 days

Time, as it loves to do, has slipped away and I bid adieu to our first kindergarten years.  For some reason, in my mind, this is a huge deal!  This year has been such a blast for Zoe (and me) that it is bittersweet that it has come to an end!

Her class did not have a graduation but a celebration, complete with an adorable video and then time where we could sit down together and look through all of Zoe's work and progress from this year.  We were thankful that daddy could get away from work and join us!

These laddies right here, Zoe's teacher and assistant, are so very special to us!  I am beyond thankful that they have been able to invest in Zoe's life so deeply!  This allowed this protective mamma's heart to let go, knowing that she was well cared for!

Daddy had to go back to work afterwords.  So Zoe and I went on a mini date celebration and spent a gift card that she had earned at church.

She was pretty stoked to pick out her first DD.

I cherish these precious little moments we get to share together.

Later she made this adorable picture of our outing!  Translation: "I went to the Dunkin Donuts with mommy.  It was yummy."

My darling soon to be first grader...What an awesome experience this year to see you grow so much!  I have been amazed in watching you learn to read and your determination to do the right thing in the right way. You have worked on your social side in figuring out new ways to approach situations in a peaceful manner.

This little award you brought home is pretty special, and I pray that God would continue to grow your heart to serve others more and more each year!