arts and crafts with a disabled child

This Tuesday we did arts and crafts with the kids for St. Patricks Day. We had them color in different shapes that they would hang on a big rainbow with ribbons and then decorate with tissue paper. This is a process that will take more then a few days. So last week and this week we just worked on getting the kids to color their 6 shapes. I sat at a table with 5 of the kids and encouraged them to stay focused and color both sides. It sounds easy enough but only 2 of them sat and colored everything while the others would color a little and then get up and walk around until I made them sit back down. They have a short attention span and seem to get distracted easily. They also get aggravated very easily when things are not easy or when things don't go their way. It is harder for a disabled child to share their emotions or express them so they sometimes just start crying, pounding their fists or just walk away. These are things you have to get used to and accept when working with a disabled person. Overall it was a good day and I enjoyed working with the children as always.