Painting on Canvas and a Linky

Samantha recently came home for her first term break from university. She went back on Sunday. The schools in South Africa have four terms in a year, beginning January/February and ending November/December. Her sister, Jessica, only starts her holiday later this month, so we'll be seeing her over Easter.

We took Samantha wine tasting the first weekend home and last weekend she worked on this painting. It isn't finished yet, but it's coming along nicely. We've also been having beautiful sunrises and sunsets that I've been photographing from this same balcony. Last weekend we had a sunset with similar colors to her painting. I included two pics of that sunset below.

Preparing the canvas and using
her knee as a palette 

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Having fun with Pinterest - Part 1

I recently joined the Pinterest community and never guessed how addictive it could be. I love looking at beautiful things and there’s no end to finding stunning places, spaces and scrumptious recipes to name a few. Awesome pins are a feast to my soul.

I’ve tried two art projects with Amanda that I learned about through other people’s pins on Pinterest. I've already made shaving cream bath paint twice for her to play with at bath-time. I also made sidewalk paint with corn starch and over a couple of days she painted with it outside on the concrete driveway. I would say we’ve had a lot of fun and it makes me feel like an amazing mom who does cool things with her little one.

For the shaving cream bath paint all you need is some shaving cream (not gel) and a few drops of food color. Mix well and now your child is ready to paint the bath or herself/himself. It washes off the bathtub really easily. Use a muffin pan to mix the different colors of paint.

For the sidewalk paint you will need 2 tablespoons corn starch (maizena in S.A.), 4 tablespoons water and 6-8 drops of food color. Mix well and that’s one color finished. If you want more colors, just repeat the process. Use a muffin pan to mix the different colors of paint.

I wish you lots of fun with your kids!

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