My daughter Poppy did this painting at her playschool orientation day. None of her usual nuances of colour and line. She also took the orange paint and kept it as far away as she could from the other two girls that were painting. I wonder if she was a little bit stressed.

Her teacher told me a couple of times that the children will pick up on their parents stress. She must have been watching me hovering around Poppy and clenching my purse. Blasted teachers.