One by one, hurrah, hurrah!

You are cordially invited to our ant picnic, we're having mac and cheese with a few ants sprinkled on top. Click here to download picnic pieces and directions to create a picnic of your own.

"Caleb's Ant Picnic"

Raisin ants

Click here to download full size printout

Marker my words

Mommy's creation

My 2 1/2 year old and I probably had more fun with this than Caleb did, but at least it got him drawing. Washable Window Markers are the new thing in our house. Caleb wrote his name a few times and enjoyed scribbling with his brother. We have a 5ft by 11ft window in the dining room, which worked as a great canvas for a neighborhood art show. Plus, clean-up was a breeze, and actually Caleb's favorite part- silly boy. I'm hoping that these markers will be yet another vehicle in inspiring Caleb to use his hands more, even if it's scribbling. I plan to take them in the car for long trips. Window crayons are also available.

Caleb writing his name with Washable Window Markers

By the way, we found out today that the markers wash off of skin pretty well too. Oops!

What does green taste like Sophia?

A splash of color on the first day

So it's been too long since I've posted, but today was the official start of our journey. Caleb's first day of homeschool, Kindergarten. He had a blast, more than that, he was soooo proud of himself. So proud that he even wanted to call grandma and tell her about his accomplishments. Of course I'm beaming with pride, he tackled all his work today with more confidence than I've ever seen from him. Writing, drawing and any sort of craft has always repelled him in a way I could never understand myself, coming from an art and creative writing background. But today...he had me smiling. As a bonus, I had fun, and I had way more patience than expected. I'm sure this is just a honeymoon stage. I'll enjoy it while it lasts. I'll share the art project we did, it is yours for the using, I created the worksheets myself.

Our First Art Lesson
First we studied some basic primary and secondary color information I found at lessonsnips.com click here to download.
After getting down the basics, he painted his own wheel using the colored worksheet for reference. The finished product is now on display on our Frigidaire (also pictured below).

Painting the Color Wheel Project
Download the colored color wheel guide here
And the blank color wheel to paint or color here
Materials needed: the above handouts, washable paints, kid's paintbrush, craft smock (to stay clean)