Art & Crafts With Little Birds: Contact Paper Collage #1

I wanted a easy craft that Greyson could do next to me while I got some office work done this morning and came up with Contact Paper Collages. I set up the project the night before. I found some great over-sized thick plastic place-mats at Target the other day. They are my new favorite things - perfect for project set-up.

2 sheets of really, really old contact paper I found in the cabinet and some shapes I cut out from old scrap booking supplies and construction paper is all it took.


So when the morning "fussies" hit I pulled the place-mat and Greyson went to town. He was really excited about the cars and trucks I cut out. But then he started on a second sheet and became enamored with shapes! We had a great time talking about shapes and colors all while staying clean and letting me get some office work done with my little buddy sitting right next to me.


Here is the final shape collage. I covered it in cling-wrap and it is now hanging on the fridge.


We'll finish the other one this evening when the "fussies" return.

Arts & Crafts with Little Birds: Shaving Cream Art On The Kitchen Window

Inspired by this fun site (The Artful Parent) Greyson and I decided to have fun with shaving cream. He sat up on his art desk and painted on the window. It was a blast and it smelled good too!


Greyson's artwork!

(It also cleaned up really easily too - a great project for blizzard-like weather.)

Our little artist

We've been moving things around the house and for a couple of days my dry erase board has been on the floor in the kitchen. Greyson was really interested in it so I let him color on it.


He was surprisingly good at staying on the white side, and taking the marker caps on and off. This boy has some amazing fine motor skills.

Watch out art school, here comes another Perry!