Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Prehistoric Art




On a trip to the local (make that the only??!!) Maine aquarium, I noticed a craft they had for young kids. It was a plywood board with puffy paint drawings on the suface of many different kinds of sea life: just about everything from lawnmower blennies to lobster. Seriously, there is actually a fish called a lawnmower blenny. I had to mention it. Anyway,  the Aquarium also had a stack of different colored papers and a plethora of crayons with which to do some rubbings of the surface. I probably lingered at that table for twenty minutes and brought home a stockpile of miniature art. Needless to say, I was inspired.
Just the other day, I was gifted a large box of unused miscellaneous crafts (there really can't be a better present for the mom of a preschooler) and in the box I found a package of 3d fabric paint....and I finally remembered my inspiration. My daughter has been really interested in Dinosaurs recently, so I thought something along that topic might be just the ticket. I even added in a little scenery (that's a volcano btw). It took about a day to dry. By the next morning, we were making some dino drawings!!

 
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3 comments:

  1. Alright, that is really cool! My boys would have loved that when they were little! Thanks for sharing such a great idea!!!! :)

    ~Kim

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  2. Stopping by from SITS! Love your blog! Great idea, my kids would love this! Hope you'll come say hello! xo

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