Holiday Cards with Kids
Posted: November 26, 2011 Filed under: Child Centered Activities 4 CommentsSuper simple – cut some sponges into shapes ahead of time and use to make holiday prints on cardstock. We used acrylic paints which I put out in small amounts at a time. You can top off with glitter or add to w/other materials (colored pencils, markers, crayons, oil pastels) after the paint has dried.
Memory Game for Kids
Posted: November 20, 2011 Filed under: Child Centered Activities 2 CommentsSave gift paper scraps! They’re always great for collages but in this case, memory games too. I cut blue card-stock for the background paper, glued the pictures down, then covered with contact paper.
Jingle Bell Skirt
Posted: November 17, 2011 Filed under: Child Centered Activities 3 CommentsI cut strips of scrap fabric and tied them once to a piece of elastic. Next I sewed bells to the ends of some of the strips. Simple and tons of fun!!
Giraffe Base Coat
Posted: November 16, 2011 Filed under: Art & Healing 3 CommentsI’m mixing multi-surface acrylic paints for the base coat. 
Work-in-progress
Posted: November 15, 2011 Filed under: Art & Healing, Gallery - Visual 1 CommentI am turning a Japanese Maple tree into a sculpture, spraying it with Chinese Red oil paint, with lacquer to follow. The piece will be mounted on a metal bracket attached to the wall. The roots will be left unpainted and dipped in thinned out lacquer. While painting, the tree hangs from the roots to allow me easily to turn it while I spray the color. These photos show the tree after three coats of primer, and then two successive coats of color. I anticipate several more coats will be needed to reach full color.
All Aboard!
Posted: November 13, 2011 Filed under: Child Centered Activities 2 CommentsA roll of paper and colored pencils…
New Supplies!
Posted: November 11, 2011 Filed under: Child Centered Activities 2 CommentsMy cast was changed today and we brought my daughter to watch the process. It’s only fitting as she is now a bandaging expert at home! Our beloved nurse hooked E up with a bag of hospital items to add to her “Doctor Kit”.
Prepping Surface
Posted: November 10, 2011 Filed under: Art & Healing 3 CommentsApplying a varnish to help seal the tape. 
Time = Love
Posted: November 8, 2011 Filed under: Child Centered Activities, Chronicles of a First Time Parent 3 CommentsYesterday we had a caregiver come to the house and help with my daughter while David worked. She said that in all her years being a nanny, she has learned the most loving gift you can give your child is your time. Makes sense to me.
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