Moot Thoughts & Musings: Adventures with Paint

Lately, I've been really inspired by a couple of blogs--SouleMama and two straight lines--in how they bring their creativity and crafting into their lives, their mothering, and their homes. SouleMama has a book coming out about it. *coughs*great gift idea*coughs*

I've been trying to think of things to do with my crazy 2 year old who is still trying to figure out how scissors work. He's just beginning to get into crafty things, though he doesn't always get what we're doing. The gluing cotton balls onto paper fell totally flat.

This afternoon I took him outside to make leaf prints. He doesn't quite get the idea of stamping/printing. But he loves the paint brush. (And I had fun making leaf prints.)

He fell in love with the paint brush a couple of weeks ago when I gave him a couple of squares of fabric and some fabric paint. He was so serious about painting. He really enjoyed it.

And in the quest for ultimate toddler room coziness, I turned the squares into pillows that he can roll around with, cuddle up on, or lay on his tummy making the train go around the track.

Comments

Dib, those pillows are so cool - what a great idea!

Posted by: Bryonie | August 16, 2007 04:09 AM

Beautiful! His artwork and your sewing are both great! You know, in 20 years, those pillows will be family treasures. May he always paint!

Posted by: mary kathryn | August 16, 2007 06:18 AM

What a great idea! Those pillows are so cute. I wish I'd thought of that when AJ was younger!

Posted by: Harriet | August 16, 2007 07:50 AM

I love letting Fuller do finger painting on blank cards (nothing on inside or out) to give to family. It is so much fun watching Fuller figure out texture, colors, and his "design."

Posted by: alli | August 16, 2007 08:29 AM

Fantastic pillows! You exude creativity! As far as what Ellis can do, remember that his fine motor skills take awhile to develop, and I think boys' are longer in coming than girls'. So think of things that don't take too much tiny stuff. Clay is big, and that cool water stuff. Things he can do with his whole hand. I think that's why the scissors are too tough. Even 5 yo kindergarteners have a hard time with them.

Posted by: sperlonga | August 16, 2007 10:01 AM

Those pillows are too darn cute! I love the way that you coordinated the border fabric with the painting!!

Posted by: Jo | August 16, 2007 10:24 AM

I love that idea. Love it. The pillows turned out great. I'm filing this away on my mental list of fun crafty stuff to do when Kent gets older. Thanks for recommending those blogs and that book, too... they seem to have a lot of neat ideas!

Posted by: Erica | August 16, 2007 10:51 AM

I love this! Great activity and beautfull pillows.

Posted by: cloudscome | August 17, 2007 08:24 AM

Cool!

Posted by: Amanda K | August 17, 2007 09:12 AM

I heard all that coughing! The pillowa look great! May we never run out of scraps!

Posted by: mom1 | August 20, 2007 09:18 AM

Hey - those painted cushions look brilliant - they would make a great gift this silly season!

Posted by: Gwyn | October 8, 2007 04:04 AM