What do you do if you wish to paint outside with your little
one and don’t have an easel? Make your own of course. With just a couple of
pegs, a washing line and a roll of wallpaper I had a make shift easel for my eldest in the
matter of seconds.
I originally picked up this roll of wallpaper from a scrap store
in our county before having my children with the thought I would do something
with this roll but was unsure what. Of course with the birth of my little ones crafting
got put to one side and this roll was stored away. My own mother suggested that
I got rid of all my art stuff a thought that horrified me. Being a mum doesn't
mean you have to sacrifice everything does it? What about self preservation of
your own sanity? Donning your own survival (self care) mask before you help
others out?
Now with the girls getting a little older that they don’t
always put things in their mouth I'm pleased I held on to these things and have
added more in the way of supplies aimed at them. I've gone through my supplies
setting all the ones we can create together with in one colourful toolbox and
we’re having fun playing with them.
Today one of my art supplies (the wallpaper) and one of
theirs (finger paint) were united in the garden leading to eldest having lots
of fun. The finger paints are bright and
colourful and I like to think I'm helping eldest learn the names of at least
four colours. As you can see there’s lots of paper left uncovered and this led
me to consider maybe painting with poster paint and big brushes would be more
dramatic but maybe we will try this another day. I also forgot to change her
into old clothes and we don’t have an apron in her size either. Still the
paints are described as washable so here’s hoping that they will be exactly
that and come out of the clothes.
Have your little ones tried painting outdoors?
Ah this looks so much fun! #BestWorst
ReplyDeleteMy daughter certainly thought so
DeleteI love the idea of outdoor painting! I don't have paints at home for my daughter because she generally does it at nursery. She colours at home because it's much less messy! But now the weather is better she could paint outside. I'll have to have a think about how I can rig something up like you did. Great suggestion! #FamilyFunLinky
ReplyDeleteAh pleased to have inspired you. I think it's great you are considering letting them paint both at nursery and in the garden at home.
DeleteI never thought of painting outside with the grandkids. It's usually a rainy day inside activity but it makes perfect sense to keep the mess in the garden.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea about the wallpaper too. Will have to try it
#familyfun
Use what you have around. You don't need to go out of your way to get paper.
DeleteSuch a fun idea! I honestly wouldn't have thought of that!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter thought so.
DeleteWhat a great idea, I love it! I've always looked forward to doing arty things with my son and went crazy buying loads of supplies when he was a baby, most of which he is way to young for still! We do a lot of painting in the bath tub, mostly because it's easy to clean him there after but we definitely need to start venturing out into the garden more for some arts and crafts. #BloggerClubUK
ReplyDeleteThank you. Aww you'll get through them and you'll have lots of memories of creating with them.
DeleteThis is really clever. I was talking to hubby about getting an easel but maybe we don't need to? Thanks for sharing with #bestandworst x
ReplyDeleteAn easel may be a little sturdier to use but this diy can be used just as easily
DeleteLove this idea. My daughters nursery suggested painting outside this afternoon!
ReplyDeleteThank you. That was good timing hey?
DeleteOh that's such a cool idea - I'm now wondering what else I could hang from a washing line :)
ReplyDelete#familyfun
I'm sure there's a lot of things.
DeleteThis looks fab and far easier to clear up outdoors! #coolmumclub x
ReplyDeleteoh definitely
DeleteWhat a great idea - I may have to pinch this one to try with my class! Thank you for sharing with us on #ablogginggoodtime 🎉
ReplyDeleteThank you. Feel free and do tell me how you got on
DeleteWhat a fab idea - I'm all for making the mess outside and a lovely thin to do too. Hope you're well hon and thanks for linking up to #coolmumclub xoxo
ReplyDeleteThank you. Keeping the mess outdoors is understandable. Feeling much better after last month thank you.
DeleteWe love painting outside - helps with the mess!! #sharingthebloglove
ReplyDeleteIt sure does
DeleteThis looks like so much fun! I also love the idea of painting outside the house, far less mess and my white walls are protected! #sharingthebloglove
ReplyDeleteIt certainly was. We've not got any white walls here. We are all about natural colours. Still better outdoors breathing in the fresh air, smelling the fresh cut grass and listening to the birds tweet.
DeleteI love that you used your washing line to drop the paper over. Now that your kiddos are getting older, art is a great activity to do together!
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is
DeleteThis looks like such a fun thing to do and I love that you have taken art outdoors. You definitely should keep all your art supplies, you're kids and you will definitely use them! #littlemakes
ReplyDeleteThank you for the support Fee
DeleteThis is such a great idea!! I am all for painting outside. There is so much less to clear up. hehehe I think I will try this when it's a little warmer. #CountryKids
ReplyDeleteI am too. The fresh air, warmth of the sun and birds tweeting above. Then the rain to wash it all away.
DeleteWe love painting outdoors here on the farm, we often use poster paints and a roll of wallpaper to create different designs. We usually stick our stretch of paper to the path and the kids go to town with their paints. Your daughter looks like she had a great time painting in the garden, I'm sure it'll happen more regularly as summer comes around.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with me on #CountryKids.
I need to get hold of some poster paints as they are better than the acrylics I have for tots. Using the path would be a great idea and I can imagine pebbles holding it down.
DeleteAh think abstract not intricate detail
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic idea! I have an old roll of cheap wallpaper that would be perfect for this - I'm definitely going to give it a go with my son in the summer. Thanks for joining us at #SharingtheBlogLove
ReplyDeleteThank you. Enjoy and let us know how it goes x
DeleteGreat idea to use the roll as an outdoor easel, so simple but effective. My kids love painting outside, they often collect stones on the beach and then paint those. Mich x #Countrykids
ReplyDeleteAh yes my eldest has a thing for stones at the moment. I'm not sure why but I agree they are great to paint too.
DeleteThis is a really great idea. We've often laid an old sheet out and they have painted various body parts and then printed them onto the sheet! #countrykidsfun
ReplyDeleteSounds like lots of fun
Deletewhat a great idea! We love painting outdoors when the weather allows it!! #littlemakes
ReplyDeleteYes the weather can be unpredictable. Definitely better in the sun unless you want to try putting blobs of paint on and seeing what the rain does. You may find they produce streaks of paint running across the paper.
DeleteWe love a bit of painting outdoors, usually on a giant piece of cardboard kept from a delivery for a suitable occasion. Like the diy easel idea though! Xx #countrykids
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a great idea.
DeleteWe always paint outside, it's the only way I can cope!! The girls love it and it looks like your daughter did too. Thank you for joining us at #SharingtheBlogLove
ReplyDeleteWe've not carpeted downstairs here so mess is easy to clean up.
DeleteAh good on you for not throwing it out! It looks like lots of fun. I try to paint and craft with mine but my small one is still at the putting in mouth stage so it does make it a little tricky! #ablogginggoodtime
ReplyDeleteAh yes my youngest loves too put things into her mouth too. So I try to fit in activity time with eldest during her naps.
DeleteThis looks fun! Painting outdoors is great, much easier to clean up afterwards and no risk of the walls or carpet being redecorated!!
ReplyDeleteIndeed. Everyone benefits.
DeleteWe've done quite a bit of painting outdoors with lining paper - it's so much fun. We've not tried using the washing line to make an easel though. We've used lining paper to do footprint painting with bare feet in the summer and wellies when it's colder. I love painting outdoors :-) #familyfunlinky
ReplyDeleteLining paper? I must look into that. Sounds like you've had lots of fun together,
DeleteGreat idea! I love painting outside. I'm going to try it this week for my little ones! I always forget to take the easel outside! #littlemakes
ReplyDeleteOh no. Still the easel problem can be overcome simply.
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