Art Day with Aunt Gwen/The Pink Lady

S was not so into it. I'm not sure why.

J making his watercolor.

The whole group.

K was very precise. She calls me "Pink Lady", which I love!

Niece S creating her watercolors.

FYI Crayola watercolors are the BEST! Totally worth the extra money.

M, being the oldest, actually listened to the directions.

Her parents would be shocked!

I love the concentration!

Finished art project.

My art piece. I like it, very colorful.

I already have a list of close to one hundred new art/craft projects for next summer.

Maybe I should homeschool, and then the boys and I could have art day everyday.

I'm sad that the summer is coming to an end. I will miss the boys, not the fighting, but the closeness.

We Got Ice Cream!!!

UW Badgers Men's Hockey won 5-1 against the Massachusetts's Minutemen.

And because they scored 5 goals in one game, we got frozen custard cones from Culver's!
The Kohl Center... with Chihuly Glass Art. Dale Chihuly was a former student at UW-Madison.

Go Bucky!!!

J decked out in Badger finery!

S wants to be the Bucky Mascot when he is in college.

Craft Day with Aunt Gwen, Part 2

S tracing her hand onto muslin
S learning to stitch

M is almost done

J loved this project, and has did a star pattern on a tote bag.

And is now asking for a sewing machine.

Creating their own constellations

Rice, dyed with food coloring, waiting for the next project

Mixing it all up

M is making her I Spy

Some of the things put into the jars

Making stars

And then Aunt Gwen slept!

Play Date: Junk Art

With one years worth of saved "good" junk, I let the kids have at it! All the kids brought was their own roll of masking tape and great imaginations.

K was making a painted glittery stick.

E made wet felt marbles

They all ate alot of lunch. Being creative makes you hungry!

Next time we are doing a Jackson Pollock inspired art day.

Can Someone Explain, PLEASE?!

ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR MILLION DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enough said.

That's Mommy to You

J drew me this picture tonight, and then asked how to spell my name. I asked, Gwen or Mommy? He said Gwen, so I spelled it out and he went off to sign his masterpiece. He presented this, with great flourish, explaining that "it's one of those big trees in Savannah with the stuff (Spanish moss)hanging from it". "I know you will like this, because you like it there." I could just spread him on toast!