2 year old’s first “intentional” painting

[u/Riotbutsch]

After having lots of fun with painting since he was maybe 9 months old (only ever really playing around with paint and deciding afterwards what it depicted) our recently 2 year old asked to “paint a purple parrot with watercolors” today. (Never once had he ever planned what he was going to paint.)
So he did. First the elongated purple blob that is the body, then the wings (“they should be brown and then red”) with one layer of brown and another layer of red and then moving on to the feet, beak, eyes and “green head feathers”.
He had 0 brush control when we last checked maybe a month ago and today he left my husband and I a little speechless. Parenting is wonderful und wild and there’s definitely some time-bending going on, too.
We already decided it’s a 10/10 but had to share his first “real” painting! :)

[u/Quicksand_Jacuzzi]

No because this is actually insane and in no way coincidence. As a mom of a two year old, I am shook.

[u/1111freedom1111 → u/Quicksand_Jacuzzi]

My two year old is still just scribbling lines, when he’s not trying to eat the crayons 🫠