A Budding Picasso

Art projects are fun, and I think they offer a great opportunity for Abbey to work on some fine motor skills. However, art projects are messy, and Dylan has that super radar for anything he is not supposed to have. We color on tables and during naps, but since our go-to painting spot is the kitchen floor, we don’t paint as much as she would like. Thankfully, we were able to recently spend a morning at Artrageous, which is a little studio for kids in Royal Oak. For a small fee, the kids are allowed to paint, draw, and play with clay to their heart’s content. They also hear a story and do a related project (we made seashell prints on napkins.)

This is one of the really cool places I discovered through my MOMS Club. I don’t know if I would have heard about it any other way, and it’s definitely a place that Abbey, and lots of other kids, enjoy. The owner, Jenn, is really patient and involved with the kids while they’re in the studio, so I feel comfortable bringing Dylan along to check things out and crawl around. My girl is pretty shy around new people and people she doesn’t see very often, but she even let Jenn put a paper flower in her hair the last time we visited.

rolling out clay (it's made in the studio)

there's clay on her hands

she really wanted me to know that

Dylan hanging out near the clay table with the big kids

he's sitting because he had two cookie cutters and wanted to clap them together

he forgot he can't stand without holding onto something - yet

painting a picture for Grandma Sharon's birthday

such a masterpiece!

by the time she was finished, the paper was completely covered