Confession : I don’t like messy crafts… especially things involving paint…
But when I saw this craft in my Family Fun Magazine – I decided to try it…
And even though the whole paint + two boys
usually = what was I thinking this is a HUGE MESS!!!
This craft really seemed to work well…
Maybe it was because I laid it all out during nap time…
(because I’m always prepared like that… no REALLY… *ahem*)
And after much smashing and smearing…
We had some lovely fall trees decorating the hallway…
(Pardon me while I go breath in a paper bag now…)
What fall crafts have you tackled with your kids this week?
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November 24, 2009 at 9:05 am
Love the craft!! Good job momma!
November 24, 2009 at 10:04 am
How cool! I'd like to say that I have sponges around here to do that, but wouldn't that mean that I purchased them for the original intent of cleaning????? LOL. At Chapel 2, I made a Thanksgiving tree for the bulletin board. Each child in CCD/Sunday school wrote one item for which they were thankful and I stapled them on the board. Colorful, simple, and simply grateful
Katie
November 24, 2009 at 11:01 am
You made me smile about breathing in the paper bag! Good for you for facing the possible mess!
I know what you mean. I'm not a fan of painting either. And usually the kids 'paint' about a minute and then I have to spend an hour cleaning up after them.
November 24, 2009 at 1:13 pm
They did a good job and good for you for giving them the time and space to be creative and messy.
November 24, 2009 at 6:07 pm
Awesome tackle!! We did that craft for our fall festival party at school:-)
November 24, 2009 at 8:59 pm
awesome tackle! When you were talking about messy crafts it brought me back to a craft I did during my first year of teaching 2nd grade: homemade bird feeders (using pine cones, peanut butter & bird seed)… The janitor loved me
November 25, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Love it! They're so cute!
November 30, 2009 at 7:54 pm
We did tree rubbings super easy. Tape paper on tree trunk and rub with a crayon. You are a super hero to let them paint. Mine always want to paint maybe we brave it:)