Eli told me he wanted to paint with veggies…
“You know mom, you can cut them up and use them as stamps or just use the outside as a paintbrush.”
My initial thought was, did he just call me “mom,” I’m still your mommy, don’t ever grow up! Bwahahahaha…
But I said, “Sounds fun, how did you get that idea?”
“Sesame Street”
So there you have it.
If you didn’t know already Sesame Street is super educational.
We didn’t have much in our cabinets but I don’t think the kiddos cared. We were painting with veggies for goodness sake!
We stamped with the cut base of celery, apples (halved & quartered), gummy bears, cucumbers. And rolled with peppermints and cheerios. Eventually we just used hands and fingers!
I only put out paint in red, blue and yellow so we could experiment with mixing colors to make new colors.
We also grabbed the markers and made picture with the stamped shapes (pirate ship and face below).
Fun and easy for an afternoon in!
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yaya says
That’s Eli for you, always coming up w/ fun ideas to do.. just like his MOMMY who is AMAZING! Love you guys!
Eli's Lids says
He is really growing up! It kills me but makes me happy at the same time 🙂 🙁
Jami says
Your son is so smart!! Great fun idea. Crafty must run in your family!
Eli's Lids says
LOL! He made a Lego jail and told me it would be a “perfect centerpiece for the dinner table!”
Betty Palmer says
Kara, remember at the cabin you painted tee shirts with the end of the celery stalk — it makes beautiful roses and each day the stalk changes and so does the rose. It’s great on fabric. Maybe this is the diet for me — paint with my food and not eat it. Have fun!!!
Eli's Lids says
I don’t remember! But I’m sure it was fun 🙂