This week CeeCee has been trying to fit is as many Christmas projects as possible. Poor Avett…you are so NOT interested in the arts and crafts, but at least it keeps Justyce and Cody out of your hair while you play with your toys! : )
Everyone loved the little glittery sticky ornaments for the tree…
Avett actually seemed to enjoy painting his candy cane ornament! Maybe it’s because you love candy canes so much!
In an attempt to beat the July heat we decided to popsicle paint. I decided to call it popsicle paint, because you two couldn’t decide if your paint was a popsicle, or part of an art project. : ) I basically froze some of your paint, inserted a “handle”, gave you a canvas and let you go to town!
As with any project involving paint, you were ready to paint handprints Cody!
Uh oh Cody…you have that wild look in your eyes!
Avett, everything became part of your canvas….your face…the table…the house. : )
The finished product. Perfection!
Tonight we decided to try a new craft activity from our favorite art blog The Artful Parent. We have gotten so many great ideas of crafty things to do around the house from this blog and couldn’t wait to try the shaving cream marbling activity! It started out a very neat and tidy affair…and quickly we were all covered in colored shaving cream. : )
First we gave our aluminum pans a good layer of shaving cream…
Then we squirted paint into the shaving cream and used craft sticks to swirl it around to make cool marbling patterns!
Once we had a cool pattern then we would press paper or paper plates into the colored shaving cream mixture and scrape off the excess with a craft stick. Then we played in the water bowl to wash off our hands! The water bowl was as much fun as the painting activity for you two!
Both of you had fun feeling the shaving cream and playing with it!
Soon everyone was covered in shaving cream! Even Dada!
Next we just painted onto plates for a while…Cody you LOVE to paint. You will often wake up from a nap and just start asking to paint. I think we need to get you into some art classes soon! One of your favorite things to do right now is paint your hand and make handprints…
Our plan is to use the paper plates to make butterflies, so hopefully we can get to that in a few days. Love you guys!
Today was sort of a lazy day. We’ve been so busy traveling and needed a lazy day around the house. We started this morning crafting with stickers that Shannon Stratton gave you for your birthday…
Cody, every time I handed you a sticker you wanted to taste it…we were choosing different type of frosting stickers and decorations to put on top of pictures of cupcakes…and we all know you love cupcakes!
While we had some downtime Daddy decided to put together the easel that Diane sent you for your birthday. Both of you were a big help to Dad while he put it together!
Once we got the easel together we started drawing with chalk.
For the first time ever Cody started to draw circles. Here you are letting me know by drawing and saying, “Circles! Circles!”
Cody, you love being able to wipe the easel clean and start again…
The two of you stood side by side drawing with chalk for quite a while…
And then Avett took over…
There were some chalky handprints left around the playroom…
Cody, you were so focused on your drawing that your feet gave you away. First, you tried to climb into your drawing…
Then, you were on your tippy toes!
And here, you are kinking up your knee…
Next we moved outside to paint!
Avett, you really preferred “sorting the paints”…
Then, you decided to take a break from sorting and check out the back yard.
Then, back to sorting…this time in the back of your car. : )
No paparazzi please!!!
Painting is exhausting and you were both soon ready for nap time!
All in all a wonderful day. : )
The Case Crew 