Art Class

August 3, 2010
We had art class today... at least that's what Pearl told me after I broke out some Fruit Loops, string, clue, and markers. I was thinking it was just a way to keep us from fighting all day because she was bored. But Pearl's imagination and jabbering about art class, painting, and all sorts of other made up school fun keep us both entertained for a good hour. It made the day so much sweeter having spent some time with just Pearl letting her be creative and messy. Until I told her it was time for lunch and that we weren't going to have painting class that day. I actually felt like I could handle being a stay-at-home-mom if I could come up with ideas like this at least a few times a week. We made Fruit Loop bracelets. I made a Fruit Loop flower (Pearl wasn't impressed). And she, well I'm not sure what she made. Glue, string, and cereal... hmmm. She loved the glue. A little too much if you can't already tell from the globs of it on her paper. It took almost 12 hours to dry. And a good scrubbing by me to get it off the table and chair. The next time we have art class I'm going to invest in a glue stick instead.