R is for Rabbit

We had a much better time together with R is for rabbit. We co-operated nicely.

Last time I did this project, it was R is for rooster. My daughter also liked the idea of R is for rhinoceros. But the idea of a cotton ball rabbit tail and long skinny paper whiskers finally swayed the decision firmly in the direction of rabbit. We decided to do this one horizontally, for some reason. So the rabbit had more room to hop, maybe. She added a strip of blue for the sky.

One of her favourite things to do is go down to Jericho Beach to feed the rabbits that live in the blackberry bushes, so this project sparked a lot of discussion about how long it will be until the weather warms up enough to visit the rabbits. Quite a long time, we decided, as the rain poured down outside the dining room window.

Q is for Quail

Q is for quail. California quail, specifically. Those are the kind that have feathers sticking out of the tops of their heads. We only had brightly coloured feathers, so she insisted on dulling a yellow one down with brown marker so that it would look more like the pictures we found online. This was a contentious letter. There were disagreements and there was  angry scribbling as a result. Enthusiasm for the project is at a low, but maybe it was just a bad day. We’ve both agreed to have better attitudes next time we sit down together to do an animal alphabet. We’ve got nine letters left to go and it would be a shame to give up now.

Q is also for queen, quick and quitters-never-win.

P is for Penguin

We looked at a lot of penguin pictures before we designed this one. She really wanted to get the colours right. My design skills were pushed to their limits. Turned out well, though. She decorated this one with cotton balls for snow, an idea that was all her own. We ended up with a couple of baby penguins, too.

P is also for panda, party and poop.