Truth be told, I am not very creative. I love observing others' creativity, and I truly wish I did have more imagination in all facets of life. I've realized over the years, however, that God blessed me in other areas and I have to just "let go" of the fact that creativity does not flow naturally from my veins. Despite my shortcomings in the creativity department, I still feel that I want Audrey to have as many opportunities to develop creatively as possible. Since I am staying at home with her, I am stretched to try to provide different creative projects for her - crafts, painting, cooking. I feel like my attempts at creative projects with Audrey are bland at best, but she seems to love them none the less. I even started a "craft box" to store the supplies that I only own because I have a small child (paint brushes, yarn, googley eyes, sponges, paper, etc.).
So, a few weeks ago, we covered our kitchen table with newspaper and I let her go to town. First, she painted some big, dry pasta noodles. Then, she did some finger painting. Finally, she painted her own hands and just slapped them all over her paper. Thanks to this afternoon of painting chaos, she now has her own macaroni noodle neckless and I have a ton of handmade wrapping paper to use in the future!
As you can probably tell in the photos below, Audrey takes her art time very seriously - focus, drive, and perfectionism are common traits she exhibits while being creative!
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