This weekend I remembered all over again how fun it is to make messy art with the kids. I stopped what I was doing (see point no. 7 of my recent Charity post), put out the paints, and reminded the kids that there are no rules with art.
And then we played.
Porter is currently learning about Jackson Pollock so they created art based on his abstract expressionist style. No paintbrushes. We used yarn and … fettuccine. Yes, that’s what I said. I boiled some pasta and they painted with it. I think they ended up eating more than they actually used.
Yep…thats messy, but looks fun. Just curious what was the final project, like did they make a picture with the painty noodles and string or ????
What a FUN project for curious and creative little hands. . . and what a great mom who would invite those same little hands to create!
Fantastic pictures!
love this idea and wish i would do more of this with my kids!
thank you for inspiring and reminding me to “stop what i am doing and cherish the moment and spend time making memories with my little ones!”
Yeah but look at how beautiful messy comes out. I Love when all the paints get mixed and they make something totally different. I love paint on my fingers. It is so relaxing to be creative and you can see there wheels turning as they create:) Love it Happy Valentine’s Day!!!
Pure FUN!!!
I am usually not into messy projects…today I am making a change. It is the messy project that they (WE) will remember….thanks for the amazing idea.
Me too, me too! It looks like such fun. You know I have had canvases and a bunch of Claudine Hellmuth paints that I have been staring at too intimidated to start anything – inspiration! Thank you!
Great pictures! This brings up a question I have about Project Life. I’m really enjoying the digital version and I think your one picture a day concept is great, but when you have a few pictures of special moment like this one, how do you choose just one? Or would you add all of these? Just trying to figure out what will work best.
I figured out that you can insert a full page by clicking the plus (+) sign at the bottom of the page. You will have to fill in both sides of the page with photos or even just one photo blown up to fit the whole page. I haven’t tried it but saw examples of it that looked pretty cool. Particularly good for vacations and birthdays and other important events where one photo doesn’t quite do it.
What fun! Have you ever had them paint with pudding? I used to have mine do that, usually outdoors at the picnic table. When it was over, I could hose down the patio, table and kids!
EEK! LOVE this! Thanks for sharing this. My boys and their cousins will LOVE this! FUN FUN FUN!
That looks like so much fun! I am going to try that this afternoon – STOP tidying up the neverending mess and have fun with the boys instead. I think we’ll try shaving cream painting, outside of course!
Thanks for the idea Becky.
ps the link to the Charity post keeps taking me to something called House of Turquoise? Nice but not what I was looking for, lol!!
Dear Becky,
I always love to see what’s going on on your blog and I really like the inspirations you have to share. But this time I was a little bit shocked. There are more than a million people in the world who suffer from hunger and I think, we shouldn’t let our kids play or create with food.
I’m a kindergartenteacher and several years ago I did the same things like you. But then I started working with poor people who had to fight for their daily food and then I started thinking about what I did at my work as a teacher.
Maybe you will say that these were kust es few noodles, but keep in mind that a few noodles can be a small meal for a little one or whoever. This is just a thought from me to you and I just wanted you to think about it.
Love, Doris
Coincidences…..
A few minutes ago, I suggested that a friend throw leftover cupcakes out for the birds. She’s struggling with weight issues and is concerned about lacking the will to resist temptation.
I ended my comment with “The cupcakes aren’t going to feed any hungry children anywhere.”
I understand and preach the need to be aware of the larger world around us, beyond the small bit we live in. I understand discouraging the waste of food – we believe leftovers are great, food in the trash is bad. Reuse, reduce, recycle.
Global awareness and acts of charity need to be balanced with our day to day lives – things such as our use of fettucine for painting. From Becky’s posts, I see that she lives a life that encompasses awareness, charity, appreciation for the blessings she has, and wise use of her resources.
We can disregard the world – cook pounds of fettucine, use it with paint, and throw all of it away.
We can be aware of the world – using some fettucine for an art project and toss what gets paint-saturated.
We can be fanatical about the world – choosing to deny ourselves anything not available to most children; this would include any dessert or snacks, most proteins, and more, even deny ourselves second servings when we’re hungry.
Moderation in all things.
Awareness of our blessings.
Charity towards others.
This made me laugh …… the kids ate most of the fettucine!