I’m not a crafty sort of mom. I mean I may be sneaky, but not arts and crafty. The kiddos rarely sit down and do “projects”. Mostly due to the fact that E can barely sit still long enough to use the potty.
However, I have noticed a budding Picasso in our midst.
It happened quite by accident. E was given the assignment to decorate a fellow classmate’s birthday card and when he was done with his one small squiggle the crayons and markers were left, abandoned on the kids table.
Suddenly out of nowhere G hops on the chair and starts coloring, like it was his job.
Since that moment, the crayons have found a new home on the kids table instead of being chucked into the dark recesses of the bookshelf.
Now we create. During breakfast. After school. During dinner. You name it.
Once we mastered the crayon it was time to delve into other mediums.
I remember reading on Keely’s blog about sidewalk chalk paint, so I followed the link she shared with me and got to work. We made a Target run to buy the necessary supplies (which if you are a crafty mom, you probably already have them.) Items include: food coloring, corn starch and paint brushes.
And we went to work.
E had more fun mixing colors than actually painting.
G on the other hand couldn’t get enough.
We created.
We got dirty.
We recruited the neighbor girls.
WE HAD FUN! And that’s what it’s all about.
>So so so cute 🙂 xxxx