And so the objects were baked to perfection - after very slowly cooking for many hours in the "borrowed" Aga.
The kids had great fun mixing the paint colours, and although I explained that blue and yellow make green, white and red make pink - all the colours eventually mana
ged to turn - as they do - mainly brown.
But it was all about the fun and learning. I actually loved to hear the children's delight as they mixed the colours together to see what they turned into. Next time we paint, I'll make a colour chart so that they can follow that.
Paint got on hands, noses and luckily, mostly on the old shirts I had brought with me for the children to wear to protect their clothes.
We added pieces of coloured wool and twine to the things we wanted to hang up, such as our nameplates and decorations.
Nameplates for bedrooms:
Some Decorations:
A Door Hanging Decoration....
And one that makes me smile.....A little grey sheep.....awwww....
And some pretty snazzy jewellery too.....
Everyone did such a great job at finishing up, that we had enough time for some favourite games, such as taking it in turns to tell each other how wonderful we are and finding out what makes us feel happy or sad. We finished off by singing a few songs, "If you're happy and you know it" is one that really gets everyone excited - even me!
Next week, we will be making Papier Mache piggy banks. We will even be using "Eco-glue" - glue that doesn't harm the enviroment. Bet you never thought about that one before?!
Tune in for the Eco-glue recipe and instructions for making the piggy banks with your kids at home.
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