Busy Little Hands

I thought I should dedicate a post to a few of my favourite works of art that my little guys have created recently.  It's so great to watch them develop through their creativity.  I get excited when I see something new in their scribbles or as I watch the way they explore the feeling of paint between their fingers.  So much fun!

Liam ...nice choice in flowers!

Casey ...love these loops!

Casey's bath tub finger paint

Liam's bath tub finger paint

A necklace for me!

Who needs diamonds when you can wear this trendy and eco-friendly toilet paper necklace!

Casey- Sticking pressed leaves onto contact paper.

Liam

Leaf stained glass art, beautiful!

Whatever Floats Your Boat

Last week we got a little crafty and eco friendly too boot.  We turned a regular old milk carton into a beautifully handcrafted stream-worthy sailing vessel...

Liam pretty much claimed the boat as his own once we got down to the water.  You'd think a mother of twins would know by now to make two of such a thing (and that thought did cross my mind) but our time and resources were limited.  The reality of it was, Jack (the dog) was out on the deck banging his paws against the door begging to get out for a pee and in turn rushing our whole operation...That, and the fact that I only had one empty milk carton on hand.  Luckily Casey was fine with it...he had his car to keep him happy.

Nature Walk

Yesterday morning we finished off a carton of eggs which reminded me of a great little idea I saw on pinterest.  I painted each compartment of the carton a different colour and then cut it in half so Liam and Casey each had their own.  Then we headed outside for a nature walk to look for the colours in nature that matched the colours inside the egg cartons.

Nature Boys Liam and Casey

First we found something Purple...

"Showy Wood Aster"

 Then we found something green...

Grass and Clovers

And then we found something brown...

Only the "brown' was too big to fit into our little egg carton...I'm just glad we saw a brown elk and not a brown bear!

We called off the nature walk after seeing the elk to give them their space.  Maybe we'll try to find the rest of the colour's another day...