Sadie has turned into quite the little "helper" over the past couple of months. She now is the proud owner of a toddler sized broom and dust pan (which she uses often). She also has her own mini squirt bottle filled with water to she can "help" momma clean.
Her newest obsession is sitting up on the counter while I cook. She is not a happy camper if she does not get to participate in some way or another.
After much consideration I finally broke down and decided to let her try and do something in the arts and crafts department. Girlfriend loves to color, draw on her Magna Doodle, and get wild on the chalkboard wall.
Since she loves drawing and doodling so much I figured that we would give painting a try. We went out and purchased her first set of paint. I opted for Crayola brand washable paint for kids since I wasn't sure what she was going to try and paint. I have heard plenty of crazy stories about children painting walls and furniture!
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| The little painter's studio. |
This afternoon I taped down two large sheets of paper off of our giant roll (shout out to my father-in-law for having paper connections) and got my stock pile of toilet paper tubes that I have been hoarding (I saw a post on Facebook where someone had taken toilet paper tubes and bent them to look like adorable little hearts and used them to paint). After making our hearts I got my little lady dressed in her painting shirt and let her go to town.
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| Toilet paper tube heats. |
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| Sizing up the work space |
She was very cautious at first, but once I did a little demonstration she caught on quickly. Making little hearts kept her occupied for a few minutes. That is when things started to get messy!
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| Painting away. |
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| The hearts actually turned out to be really cute! |
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| This is when things got wild (don't mind my giant feet in the corner). |
Little bitty decided to paint her knees and then she made sure to paint my right arm. The painting operation got shut down promptly after she started to try and paint the wall and closet door. After a quick bath and tossing the paper from the floor the house was back the way it was earlier.
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| She didn't get nearly as messy as I thought. |
I would say that it was a successful first attempt at letting my 19 month craft. Everyone had fun and we have some fun "Sadie Art" to help us remember the memories that were made on our kitchen floor on a Friday afternoon. I can wait for the weather to warm up so she can paint on the deck and not inside where all of the "pretties" live.
