much more "messy" than "art"

Now that we can be outside, we've started hosting messy art with our friends again.

My thought in hosting messy art has always been (1) we'd be doing this art anyway and (2) I really don't mind the mess in my yard/house/self.* So why not invite over our friends? Art is fun in a group setting!

Lucy and Peter may be the biggest fans of messy art, if only because I give them carte blanche to be as messy as they wish. Inevitably: paint all over. All over.

Yesterday's project was to make tracks with different cars of different sizes on papers/sheets/fabric. It became body print art. Then, it became body art. Then Lucy took off her clothes and took an impromptu bath in the tub of soapy water I'd brought out for clean-up.

(She took two more baths yesterday and still has black paint in places.)

Also, I learned two great lessons yesterday. First, there's no such thing as too much paint. Second, there's no such thing as too much water. If only we had an outdoor source of water, the fun we would have.

*Apparently, all the playgroup friends got the "Mama's pants are towels" memo and I found myself the towel to at least four children yesterday. This is why I buy all of my clothes from the thrift store.

Comments

[Kristen]

Looks like lots of messy fun! I love catching up with your blog, super inspirational. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who buys all my clothes at thrift stores.