Our Latest ART ATTACKS :)

When you're an extra curious 15 month old who wants to SEE, TOUCH, and DO absolutely EVERYTHING, apartment life can get boring.  Especially in the desert.  Especially in the summer in the desert.  We don't go outside (minus the time it takes us to go to and from the car, really) and the mall gets a little boring after a while.  Home in this limited-play-space place of ours (try saying THAT three times fast!), it's easy for both child AND parent to get tired of the usual toys, books, and games.  So, I've been trying to jazz up our activity repertoire with some arts and crafts to ease the feeling of prison, ha!  Provided Nory's hands stay clean, she is usually ALL IN and I, of course, am FOREVER IN when it comes to A's and C's.  Phil, well, he is a great sport and joins us most days.  

Side note #1:  Although Nory's "stay clean" preference DOES tend to limit much of the mess we COULD get into, Nory makes up for it by thinking outside the box....errr.....craft area?.....and enjoys seeing what our various art materials look like on the floor, couch, her shoes, her clothes, etc.  But, as I tell her Dad, that is what ART is all about!  Haha.  

Side note #2:  Thank you to all of the ALL-STAR MOMS out there who give me inspiration :)

Here are some of our latest art attacks:

Sponge-Painted Flower Magnet for SPRING! 

All contained within a Ziploc bag so that Girlie doesn't quit on me before the job is done!

Ta-da!!!!!

 Coffee Filter Suncatchers for Mother's Day!

Gotta love tile flooring that cleans up in one easy step!

With the help of a little water, and one BLAZING HOT balcony, the suncatchers were finished in no time!  Nory gave them as gifts for Mother's Day.

Living Room "Graffiti" - Our Quick and Easy Go-To Activity

Plain white paper taped to the floor.  Markers, crayons, stickers, WHATEVER.  Have at it!

This morning's graffiti.  A real life-saver when Daddy was busy organizing the kitchen!