Pinterest Shminterest

Just kidding. I LOVE me some Pinterest. Many of you know what it is, and I think it's a really incredible resource for me as a parent. In small doses. It can be quite overwhelming! Especially for this OCD-Type-A Mom. :) However, in this house, it's a great way to start the new year. It is a website - an online pin-board, actually - where you can gather so many fabulous, creative ideas to use with your kids, for your kids, in your classroom, for your home...and it even has recipes! It encourages me to get out of my comfort zone and do some very fun, very creative things with my kids while teaching them to be creative little thinkers and problem-solvers. Anyway, back to my post at hand. I tried a project with the kids this afternoon, and boy oh boy, did it get MESSY. 

Here's the proof:

"No pictures, please!"

Afterwards, Lainey proudly proclaimed that she was "disgusting."

Remind anyone of the movie Braveheart? By the time he was through, Walker was a disaster. Paint EVERYWHERE. He bawled at the sight of himself in the mirror. He cried and sobbed the whole way through his bath, trying to wish that paint away! Funny because he wouldn't let me actually scrub him down to get the paint to go away!

 I will be sure to post pictures of the finished product...once it dries. I think all this mess will have been worth it! :)

AND...a few hours later...the finished product!

(Painter's Tape, typing paper, and finger paints - washable, thank goodness!)