Every summer I give my kids a canvas and some paint and let them do what ever they want with it. It all started when my Hazel was 2 and Wyatt was 3 and I was looking for ways to fill the long summer days. We would always have the easel out for them to paint on but I wanted to do something a little more long lasting. Michael's usually has a 2 pack of pre-made canvases on sale in July for around $9. How easy is that?
Now I have 4 little ones; Wyatt is now 8 and Hazel 7 and the twins are 3. I let the twins start their own canvases last year. You definitely have to let go and not worry about the mess when little one's are working on their master pieces. Oliver got especially messy but his work was more special because you can see his little finger prints all over the canvas.
It is amazing is to see how these children have evolved over the years. We have all of the works hanging in the playroom and it is so fun to see how Wyatt for instance went from painting bold brush strokes to an overview of a hot wheels map to, this year, clone troopers. I only wonder what next summer will bring.
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