Getting Crafty with the Kids AKA Good Thing I'm Not All THAT Fond of My Dining Room Table

First off, thanks to you all for tolerating my braggy post. Sometimes I just have to share what I've done.

Also, Aunt L----- wanted to know what a crayon roll up looks like. Voila:

I found the pattern online--if you Google "crayon roll up" you'll get quite a few choices--and I was able to make it up in about an hour. Using felt for the front makes it pretty simple. I used a bandanna with that same pattern to make a crochet hook roll up.

Anyway, on to the painting with the children. I don't have enough brain cells at the moment to load the pictures in the correct order, but here's some we did just today--it's called Midnight Pictures and the idea can be found here.

These are Miss Bubbly's creations:

And The Eldest's (note the little girl and the cat--you may have to click to enlarge the picture):

What we did last week--fall paintings that involve blowing paint around. Idea here.
Miss Bubbly's creation:

The Eldest's fall trees:

Here's the whole row--I opted not to include myself in the picture because, well, it would have been difficult, to say the least. But mine's off to the left there.

The Eldest's tree before we pulled it off the table--the painter's tape made for a nice border around the picture:

Miss Bubbly's trees:

The kids LOVED painting, thus the two projects. We'll probably have to do it again next week too. It makes for a great reward for good behavior, though, and I guess I'd have to admit that I enjoy it too. We'll be doing Halloween silhouettes in the next couple of weeks--keep an eye out!