Yesterday would have been Frida Kahlo's 104th birthday if she was still alive. To comemorate her birthday the kids and I read a great book for kids called Frida by Jonah Winter and illustrated by Ana Juan. It is a wonderful book that tells us the story of her painful life in a way that even young children can understand.
It is important to share stories like these with my kids to show them a way to deal with their own feelings of sadness or pain. Sometimes, we don't realize that children have these same feelings and need a way to express them. I feel like painting , drawing and just being creative can help children work through these feelings.
My kids were so impressed that Frida painted on her own torso cast and had so many questions after we finished reading. We will make a trip to the library tomorrow to find a more in depth biography to answer some of those questions.
I purchased this book at a local bookstore called "Gatsby Books" that sells new and gently used books. I do believe in helping out local shop owners and this shop is great. Normally we would make our way over to the library but, I just couldn't pass on this jem.
Friday we plan on painting our own self portraits like Frida did. I will post some photos of our masterpieces.
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