DaVinci!

Our current—and soon to be former—sitter isn't so keen on crafting. I don't think it's that she doesn't like crayons and markers. I think it has more to do with the amount of time the kids spend in the car or sleeping = no time to create, to invent.

I love crafts. I adore that side of my brain. I want to sing and read and draw and shape. And I realized a few months ago that I haven't done much of the latter two in recent years. When Noah arrived, I forgot about how I used to cross stitch or how I've always wanted to scrapbook.

That's why I am so thrilled that Noah is old enough to do some very basic crafting (beyond Crayola). On my weekly (or trice-weekly) trips to Wal-Mart, I almost always waltz through the kid craft aisle, and I've turned up some real treasures. Like this...


Noah in my old t-shirt with a mess of brushes, ready to dig in!


Here are our finished products: Mommy's Thomas-inspired train, and Noah's Monsters Inc-inspired monster. It took several different sessions to get most of the monster covered. He was mostly white with blobs, until I convinced Noah to add more paint.

More nifty projects ahead: ornaments, holiday treats, and a whole mess of ceramics.