One of my New Year's Resolutions this year
is to make life more meaningful for Jack.
To help fulfill this goal the two of us signed up for
Edible Art through the city's rec. department.
I was so excited our first day of class.
Jack loves to draw with pens, crayons, markers, chalk, etc.
He loves drawing on paper, sidewalks, and walls.
"This is so up his alley," I thought.
Wrong!
I forgot one little thing. I am anal.
Therefore, I am raising
an anal son.
Our first assignment: Finger paint with colored whipped cream and corn syrup.
Problem: This makes one's fingers
(and I quote Jack) a "mess, mess."
I'm pretty sure I was the only parent there
whose son refused to get dirty.
We did however manage to make these works of art:
I call this- "Mom made me dip my hands in corn syrup."
These 2 paintings are from Jack's whipped cream period.
Here we are after cleaning up our MESS.
I guess we need to work on playing
a little dirtier at our house.
And yes, UM (Jack's blanket) came along to class too.
Um was remarkably clean
despite the painting.
Hopefully we'll relax a bit in the classes that follow.
And maybe, just maybe we'll come to enjoy
the beauty in getting a little messy.
is to make life more meaningful for Jack.
To help fulfill this goal the two of us signed up for
Edible Art through the city's rec. department.
I was so excited our first day of class.
Jack loves to draw with pens, crayons, markers, chalk, etc.
He loves drawing on paper, sidewalks, and walls.
"This is so up his alley," I thought.
Wrong!
I forgot one little thing. I am anal.
Therefore, I am raising
an anal son.
Our first assignment: Finger paint with colored whipped cream and corn syrup.
Problem: This makes one's fingers
(and I quote Jack) a "mess, mess."
I'm pretty sure I was the only parent there
whose son refused to get dirty.
We did however manage to make these works of art:
I call this- "Mom made me dip my hands in corn syrup."
These 2 paintings are from Jack's whipped cream period.
Here we are after cleaning up our MESS.
I guess we need to work on playing
a little dirtier at our house.
And yes, UM (Jack's blanket) came along to class too.
Um was remarkably clean
despite the painting.
Hopefully we'll relax a bit in the classes that follow.
And maybe, just maybe we'll come to enjoy
the beauty in getting a little messy.