Messy or Neat

Toddler-K–“Can you point out what’s messy and what’s neat on each page?” The creators of the streaming show The Home Edit use a squiggly line to clue children into a messy picture of a child at play, and a boxier looking line for the the neat scene. In flat perspectives, Pan has shown a table after a messy meal, then a picture of a tidy kitchen. Crayons are scattered across blank pages on one scene, and out of sight on the next, as a child with black hair and brown skin cleans up, observed by an orange cat. The spreads feature paintbox-bright colors; the participants are diverse; the point is simply made but clear as the joy on the faces of the last two children: “Look! Everything here is neat!” For children who have watched the show, there are hallmarks of the organization tricks shown, such as bins for toys and books on shelves organized by color.