Crayons and Coloring Pages Create Opportunity for Friendship

Yesterday evening we got a knock at our door and it was our little Burmese friend M. standing there with a big smile. We asked her to come in and her friend E. from China tagged along behind. We sat and visited for a while and then we asked if they wanted to color. For the next two hours the little girls sat on our floor coloring in our Minnie Mouse coloring book as we chattered about their lives, etc. About an hour after the first two arrived another knock sounded at the door and a 13-year-old girl from Thailand timidly came in. She said she heard that this was the place to come if you wanted to color. She couldn’t stay at that moment, but I think she will probably stop by another time… Coloring has proven to be a very effective bonding tool with both the kids and adults alike. --Jenna