I’ve been a bit absent from the old blog this week due to having a small piece of wood in my eye. I quite literally poked myself in the eye with a stick. Well a piece of kindling actually but the upshot was the same. Ouch. Despite me doing a thoroughly convincing impression of a pirate for a couple of days we have rediscovered our arty mojo here at Chez Jhompson and the boys have been arting up a storm…
I really enjoy doing art projects with the boys; it may be messy but it is always fulfilling. What occupied my mind today, though, wasn’t the end product of the wet on wet watercolour painting we did, but the bi-products of our session. The feeling in the room as the mood changed, as both boys settled down to their work, exploring the process in their own way and revealing so much of their unique selves in the process. Walking his…
My friend Cheryl sent me this link to an activity on The Artful Parent recently and I knew immediately that I wanted to give it a try! Apart from being very cute, art history related and using supplies we have in the house, I knew that it could accommodate a 5 years boy and a toddler, of paramount importance round here! The results were really fun and both boys were utterly absorbed. I expected the novelty to wear off after…