Painted toddler toes.
A mini M&M color-sorting activity.
Brownies, made from a box (that's a big deal in my "scratch-only" kitchen).
Encouraging artistry. She's a natural! ... I'm obligated to say that as a parent, right? In all seriousness, I loved watching the precision with which she painted. How she carefully selected each color, and made it very clear to me that she only wanted to paint "the top of the horse." And maybe it's just my 'mommy goggles,' but I think the finished product is pretty fabulous. There's definitely going to be a place in the master bedroom or new baby's nursery for Maile's rainbow-colored piece.
As fall leans ever closer to winter, I feel as though maybe I should have more time to blog, but seem to have less to blog about, which is just fine (you'll see I've updated my Sponsor page; I want to keep this space as simple as possible). We're spending more time indoors. More snuggles, more books, more dance parties (Maile's current favorite is Roar, by Katy Perry, but she also insists on doing a ballet-like routine to Clair de Lune every night before bed, and I'm more than happy to be her audience.)
It's almost Halloween! What fun plans do you have? I can't wait to see all the pictures and posts of your little ones decked out.
I love her painted horse! I think Michael and I may need to try something like that. He absolutely loves to paint. What a wonderful idea!
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DeleteI LOVE the horse craft you did. Did you just thrift the ceramic horse or did you find it at a craft store?
ReplyDeleteI bought it at a craft store (there are *always* coupons out there for Michael's), but I'm sure you could easily thrift something like it! A friend of mine also suggested thrifting a tea set, and letting Maile paint it with ceramic paint -- I thought that was an awesome idea, too!
DeleteLove this idea for colour sorting using M & M's. Though I'm not sure how many would actually make the egg carton! Beautiful photos by the way also!
ReplyDeleteMaile did surprisingly well getting most of the M&Ms into the egg carton; I was pleasantly surprised. :)
DeleteAnd thank you so much!
that is SO COOL. how was she when you started painting with her? g has not really mastered the art of "sitting still with mama" yet, so i have been afraid to try anything more treacherous than crayons.
ReplyDeleteShe has this 'just so' way of doing things, so painting really appeals to that part of her personality. (Gee, I wonder where she gets it?) Have you thought about tubby time finger painting with Gabriel? I bet he'd love that!
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