One project we worked on was painting like Michelangelo. I got the idea here, but adapted it. First, I recycled paper by using the backside of the zig zag track we made. I taped it to the bottom of the coffee table. I then rolled up the carpet, which was brilliant insight on my part considering there was paint and marker on the floor. Before the kids began, we talked about Michelangelo and looked at pictures of the Sistine Chapel. Monster came up with some theories on how the painted the ceiling. When we were done talking and looking at pictures, I let the kids go to town. Forseeing some issues, I divided the paper under the table with a red line, half for Monster and half for Sunshine. They did awesome! I was amazed that in such a small area, there was no fighting over anything. A friend got Sunshine the Crayola Paint Brush Pens for her birthday and they were perfect for this project. Only problem was there were only five colors, so we moved onto markers fairly quickly. Kids didn't mind. They had such a great time with this!
Lately, uploading pictures has been killing me. That's made me procrastinate posting some fun projects we've been doing. One project we worked on was painting like Michelangelo. I got the idea here, but adapted it. First, I recycled paper by using the backside of the zig zag track we made. I taped it to the bottom of the coffee table. I then rolled up the carpet, which was brilliant insight on my part considering there was paint and marker on the floor. Before the kids began, we talked about Michelangelo and looked at pictures of the Sistine Chapel. Monster came up with some theories on how the painted the ceiling. When we were done talking and looking at pictures, I let the kids go to town. Forseeing some issues, I divided the paper under the table with a red line, half for Monster and half for Sunshine. They did awesome! I was amazed that in such a small area, there was no fighting over anything. A friend got Sunshine the Crayola Paint Brush Pens for her birthday and they were perfect for this project. Only problem was there were only five colors, so we moved onto markers fairly quickly. Kids didn't mind. They had such a great time with this! Another project we worked on were masks. Monster already had a mask that he had made at art class. Sunshine wanted one, too. I wasn't about to make one near as elaborate. I came across a mask that was super simple to make. I used the basic concept, but then tweaked it. Even though it's not near as fancy as her brother's, Sunshine loves it! Last project I worked on was one of my own. I had seen this idea on Pinterest. It took scrap book paper and "remade" clear, plastic drawers. I liked it, but it was too complicated. I want simple. So, I simplified. Here's the original pin. Here's mine. Not quite as nice, but not too bad. The smaller drawers didn't turn out like I hoped, but I do like the larger drawers. Maybe when I get motivated, I'll come up with a simple idea to make the small drawers better. Best part of it though is that the drawers are now perfectly organized and clean!
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