Textile Art with Toddlers (aka PUFFY PAINT!)
Remember puffy paint from the 80s? If it doesn’t conjure up visions of Debbie Gibson and girls shaking their bedazzled rhinestone tushies you must have been born on another planet. Claire is into squiggly drawing right now so I thought this would be a hit. Turns out I was wrong and she used the bottles in an entirely different way. She made tall puffy paint … Continue reading Textile Art with Toddlers (aka PUFFY PAINT!)
You would think….
We went to the state fair on Saturday. Claire’s favorite part you ask? The rides? No The animals? Nope The insane amount of fried foods (deep fried pickles?!) No again. This kooky girl loved, *LOVED* this chainsaw sculpture. Yes, the fake wooden raccoons, her favorite thing about the fair. She left the elephant and made a beeline for the wood carvings. Yep, that’s our girl. … Continue reading You would think….
Wordless Storybooks
Because I love a good story and one told strictly though pictures intrigues me, this is what we’re checking out from the library tomorrow:There are quite a few other wordless picture books out there (Goodnight Gorilla is a Claire favorite) but this article on ohdeedoh had a number of titles new to me. I’ll post Claire’s version of the events in the book, I can’t … Continue reading Wordless Storybooks
Potato Hunt
Success! An early morning dig to find a few spuds worthy of roasting yields an entire colander full of gorgeous little potatoes and one excited little girl. We’ve had great luck with our raised bed gardening at home this year. Aside from losing all our radishes and a few beets to ravenous pill bugs everything else has earned its keep. Well, everything EXCEPT the sexually … Continue reading Potato Hunt
Things are going to get messy!
PUFFY PAINT?! They still make this stuff? I have to tell you that my inner (1980’s) child was squealing when I saw these little squeeze bottles. I’ve got a great little craft project in the works, more to come. …and no, I did not purchase the “bedazzler” next to the puffy paint, but I was tempted! Continue reading Things are going to get messy!
Shaving Cream Mirror/Window Art
Claire LOVES all things art. She’s happy with her watercolors for at least an hour and draws happily with crayons and sculpts with playdough nearly everyday. I’ve written a bit in the past about the evolution of Claire’s artwork, the unusual places we’ve painted (rocks, jeeps and unfortunately walls), and even how we reuse medical supplies in our art projects. I recently came across a … Continue reading Shaving Cream Mirror/Window Art
Morning Rhythms
Ever notice when the morning goes well the rest of the day usually follows? I love the morning rhythm Claire and I found. I started to more actively involve her in the whole breakfast process and found that things went more smoothly and were more enjoyable for the both of us. It takes a little longer to get food to the table (and ourselves out … Continue reading Morning Rhythms
Chalk In My Pocket 