My kids and I had a paint party in the front yard today. It is seriously GORGEOUS weather right now – 76 degrees and breezy. Perfect! We sat under a tree and pulled an old table top out to set our supplies on. I love painting pictures on the kids because it is simple, cheap, and doesn’t make too much of a mess. And they love it, so it’s fun for us all:) I use acrylic paint because I always have it on hand, but you could also use regular face paint. I always make sure to have lots of colors – you never know what they will ask for.
Gavin wanted a machine gun on his “gun”, and the batman logo. Guini wanted a yellow flower and a rainbow, and Gemma picked a pink flower and a rainbow. As you can see in the photos, they are far from perfect. My lines are crooked, and the paint got splotchy in some areas. We all had fun though, and enjoyed being outside and relaxing. I brought the books out to get ideas from, but I ended up just doing my own versions, or using my iPhone to get the Batman logo to look somewhat right:) The kids enjoyed reading the books while waiting for their “tattoos”, so it worked out well.
What summertime activities have you been doing?
Love,
Stephanie May*
P.S. My kids would love to hear what you think about their tattoos in the comments!
Chyrl Kelley
Jun 21, 2011 -
I think they are great! Love Gavins’ guns! Guini looks like a rainbow in all her pretty colors. Gemmas’ rainbow goes well with the horses on her shirt.
I think you did a terrific job of tatooing. Why didn’t you let them tatoo you?
Audrey
Jun 21, 2011 -
Tell them that the tats are AWESOME!
Alyssa and I have been taking weekly trips to the Longmont Library for art time and books, and twice a week over to Roger’s Grove/Golden Ponds (they do connect with a trail) to go for walks, picnics, or even just to play by the St. Vrain River.
j
Jun 21, 2011 -
All super cute!
Stormie
Jul 2, 2011 -
This is so cute! The pictures are so pretty and Summer-y…the kids were telling me all about their tattoos a few days later and were so excited:)