Doodling

I was quite worried that ilyasak did not like to draw or doodle despite making all the writing and colouring materials readily available for him. It is like a common phase where every child will go through. It worries me when he showed no signs of interest in d field at all. He even had difficulty writing out the alphabets as well and hated the fact that he has to write and his pencil grip wasn't that strong either. Although he started to read before he turns 3 but he was only able to write legibly recently when he was 4 and a half years old. I was terribly worried. I even scout around for some suitable art classes for him but found nothing suitable nearby in terms of quality. The only good ones were really far away and it seems unrealistic to sign him up.
However, about two weeks back, he was seen doodling on pieces of paper or any scrap he could find. Yes! You bet I am real happy although most if his doodles comprised of modes of transport or should I mention aeroplanes in specific. He even include details such as turbine engines and propellors although it was not very clear until he explained it to me. He could create stories out of his doodles which made me extremely happy to know that he does progress like any other child. Only that he took a little longer than usual to reach the stage.

There was once when we were having tea in a cafe and he asked for his sketch book. That kept him occupied throughout out the time when we were there. It was simply amazing that he was doodling with such deep concentration. Hopefully, the 'burning' desire to draw is here to stay.