Crafting with kids.

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In the last few weeks we've been working on some projects in our kitchen. I can't wait to share them all with you (when I take good pictures of some and finish others :)

But today I want to show you my favorite one so far. Why do I like it so much? Because it's something I did with my son :)

We needed a new wall piece of decor for our eating area of the kitchen. Something bright and fun (you know, two of my favorite). And I had an idea that we could do together. And here's what we got:

Here's how we did it. You need:

• One canvas in any size you want (we did 24x30 in, got it during Michaels 50% off sale.)
• acrylic paints in whatever colors you want
• pool noodle
• disposable plates
• a finish to protect your project
• a very eager 6-year old (5-8 year old would do too :) 

Cut a few pieces of pool noodle (as many as you have colors). These are the colors we chose (plus a yellow one that didn't make it to the picture for some reason):

Pour some paints on plates and dab your noodle "tool":

And then let your kids go to town on the canvas. I promise you, they'll have a blast (and yes, you can help them :):

We did paint after paint, didn't even wait for them to dry. Kid was so excited to help me (oh, he thought I was helping him :). You really can't go wrong with it! Do whatever feels right, have fun with it!! After you are done, you can call it "Modern art" :)

Here's a close look at "ours":

Isn't it fun? :) And it makes Kid so proud that he "almost" did it himself :)

Have you done any fun projects with your kids/grand kids recently? Please, do share :)

I'm sharing this post with these great parties:

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