It occurred to me when my son mailed this photo, that this is how it all begins –
The imagination starts here.
The ability to create something on a page begins with a scribble and then grows into an idea –
What if I put some lines here and turn that green scribble into a tree…?
Doesn’t that scribble I’ve just drawn look like a horse? Can I draw a rider? Or maybe give the horse some wings…?
And even before we learn to read and write we begin to experiment with words and stories – telling each other in all seriousness about our imaginary friends and the amazing things they’ve been getting up to.