Art time

One of the things I miss about daycare is the kids' daily (or almost daily) art time. Since my 2 older sisters got about 95% of any creative/artistic ability in the family, it's not exactly my forte. BUT, I believe that it's really important for the kids to have creative time on a regular basis so I've been trying to take matters into my own hands.

Granted, the things we're doing aren't exactly masterpieces, but Peyton is really enjoying it (Sonja is still too young to maintain her attention for that long) and, surprisingly, I am too! So far, we've been sticking to: construction paper, markers, crayons, glitter glue, gluestick, stickers, confetti, and whatever cheap little things I can find at A.C. Moore. But I hope to expand to more complicated things soon.

In addition to the things below (which were done almost entirely by Peyton with very little help from me), we've done: holiday cards, birthday cards, door hangers, seasonal decorations, outdoor decorations and anything else my non-creative mind can come up with!


A hanging butterfly


Seasonal plant accessories (to stick inside the flowerpot next to the plant)


Halloween ghosts

--C.