Tmnt Mother Scenarios: Book 1

When They Draw You Pictures-Turtle Tots

The turtles are 7 years old

You smile softly as you carry paper, crayons and paint into the dojo with the boys watching intently.

"My sons, today we will be focusing on drawing and painting today, like an  art day." Splinter announces.

Mikey immediately cheers because he loves art! He enjoys drawing and painting any day of the week!

"Cool!" Leo says happily.

"Awesome!" Raph shouts.

"Um, I dunno..." Donnie mumbles.

"Yayyyyy!" Mikey cheers.

"Eeee!" Vivian screeches.

You smile, seeing as most of them are enthusiastic. Donnie seems a bit jittery though, maybe he's just a little nervous.

"You ok sweetheart?" You ask, playing with his mask tails. "I guess mummy, but I dunno if I'm any good at drawing."

"That's ok sweetheart, but you won't know till you try!" You say happily. He thinks about that and nods.

You hand them each a piece of paper and some crayons. "To start, draw something that makes you happy."

"It doesn't have to be perfect, just have fun and be creative." Splinter adds with a smile.

They start drawing. You can hear them scribble and color. After a while, they stop. "Let's see what You've drawn." You say.

You pick up Leo's, smiling when you see it's a pretty good picture of a katana, symbolizing that training makes him happy.

"That's very good sweetheart, I can see that training makes you very happy!" You say, giving him a little pat on the head.

You move on to Raph's drawing and beam. He's drawn a picture of Spike with little green leaves surrounding him.

"Awww Raphie, that's a very good picture of Spike! It looks exactly like him!" You say cheerfully.

You move on to Mikey's and laugh. He's drawn a picture of a pepperoni pizza! He loves pizza!

"Good job Mikey!" You say happily, making Mikey giggle. "Thanks mummy!" He says.

You then move on to Donnie who's hiding his paper and blushing red. "Donnie? Can I see your drawing?" You ask.

He frantically shakes his head and blushes more. "No." He mumbles. You frown. "It's ok if it's not perfect sweetie."

He sighs and reveals his blank paper. "I'm sorry mummy, I didn't draw anything." He says, feeling like he dissapointed you.

"May I ask why?" You say gently. Donnie sniffs. "I'm bad at drawing mummy, you wouldn't like it." He says tearfully.

You give him a hug and kiss him. "Have you ever tried drawing?" You ask and he nods. "Uh-huh, but it wasn't any good."

"I'm sure it was beautiful sweetie, I promise I will like anything you draw." You assure him.

He smiles a little and decides to give it a try. "Ok mummy, I'll draw a picture." He says, feeling a little bit more confident.

You smile, letting him do his own thing while you and Splinter help the others start with painting. They've never done it before but it seems like fun!

"Donnie is still drawin'?" Raph asks in wonder, since they all finished but him. "He's having a bit of trouble, just let him be."

"Ok my sons, your pictures were all very nice, now we will begin painting." Splinter announces.