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Finger-Painting — A Beautiful Mess

December 13, 2008 By Laura 2 Comments

We’re really good at making messes! Such a beautiful mess this time though. And what fun making it! This time our mess was made in the way of finger-painting!

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Christmas is fast approaching, and believe it or not, this whole mess is another home made gifts craft project.  It’ll be a very useful gift too.  But I can’t say what they’re turning out to be just yet. For now, just enjoy the colors!!  If you are like me, and colors make you happy….you’ll be loving this post.  If not, you’ll wonder what the point was with all these photos, all of which maybe look the same to you.  Because otherwise, I don’t have much else to say tonight.

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Some of the kids’ masterpieces on the floor.  They came out so great!

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Below; one of my favorite shots.

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I’d love to tell you what we were making, but it might spoil someone’s Christmas surprise. I was thinking after Christmas, I may make a post featuring the home-made gifts reveal…with photos of the finished products.  What do you think??  That is, if I’m still blogging on behalf of my family, and our days here.  I’m not sure if I should go bigger and louder in the new year – or shut the blog down altogether.  I’m at a crossroads. It’s all good.  Just not sure if I want to re-focus my energy here.

Anyway….hope all of your Christmas preparations are going smoothly.  And most importantly, that you are enjoying the season. It’s so easy to get lost, and forget what all the fuss is really about. I generally get lost easily…ask anyone. So my motto is….”keep it simple”. SO much more enjoyable and fulfilling, for all of us, when we keep Christmas simple.

Blessings to you. Thanks for dropping by.

Filed Under: Crafts & Creations Tagged With: finger-painting, finger-painting-art, kids-arts-and-crafts, painting

Paper Plate Painting

April 8, 2008 By Laura Leave a Comment

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(Paper plate painting)

Today was a long awaited gorgeous day out! As our boy Shane put it, “Today it’s really acting like spring!“. Indeed it was. So the kids worked right through their book work in the morning, so they could get out there and enjoy it! We spent hours outdoors in the still, fresh air and bright sunshine. They did a multitude of things, including a science experiment-turned-competition I may share at a later time.

Later on when they came in, they decided they were feeling creative, as they often do, and broke out the paints. Someone had the idea of paper plate painting, since we’re out of large sheets of paper, again. From the plates drying all over the house tonight, I’m guessing they did at least 2 or 3 each. I think I’ll take 2 of each kid’s and put them together back to back, and hang them up for awhile.

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All the makings of a good day, to us. Hope yours has been good, too.

 

Filed Under: Crafts & Creations, Homeschooling, Kids Arts and Crafts, Kids Arts and Crafts Tagged With: homeschooling, homeschooling-elementary, kids-arts-and-crafts, painting, paints, paper-plate-painting, pictures

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