A budding artist

Sometimes even parents are surprised by what their children say and do.

This is what Japanese Twitter user maru (@gogagaover) heard one day from her second son, who is now in the third grade of elementary school.

In this case, making his door "look like a wave" meant painting it. Her son wanted to use his room as his personal canvas.

Whatever materials you might use to paint with, it's not easy to erase a picture painted on a door. Therefore, not many parents would immediately agree to such a request.

However, although she felt a tinge of apprehension, maru accepted. She decided not to intervene and quietly watched her son at work as he embarked on his artistic endeavor, paintbrush in hand.

Her son not only painted the door in light blue, but also started painting over it using multiple colors. This surprised even maru.

She began feeling a bit anxious about what would happen to her home, but she continued to watch without saying a word.

The end result ended up surprising not only maru but also many people online. See for yourself:

In the end, maru's son painted not only his doors, but the closets and the ceiling, creating a wonderful ocean paradise in his room!

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A nurturing environment

Maru's eldest daughter had been unable to attend school for six years, and then it was the same for her second son. This inspired maru to launch the shared space "Monozukuri Cafe WORK+WORK" in Musashimurayama City, Tokyo, as "a place where children can challenge themselves to make things at their own pace."

When she first started this activity, maru strongly felt that "some children aren't suited for school, and that there are things they can do besides studying at school."

When she saw her son's creativity in his room, she was amazed and strongly felt that she wanted to continue to nurture his artistic sensibilities.

Her son's dynamic and bold design that one would not expect from an elementary school third-grader was praised by many people online, eliciting comments such as "Very nice work!" and "I can't wait to see what the future holds for him."

Thanks to his creativity and his mother's nurturing and creative solution to his schooling, he surely has many possibilities to explore.