Tyan's Photoblog
Painting
Posted by tyan (Singapore, Singapore) on 18 March 2009 in People & Portrait.
I did one of the most insane things in my life last week.I allowed the boys to do painting. I remember i let them paint once or twice some time ago but it was always a calculated move,such as holding their hands and snatching the brush over once they start to run amok. I have no helper to help me clean up the mess,so I always hesitated letting them do such 'extreme' activities because I knew i would go crazy cleaning up the mess.
I lined the wall and floor outside our flat with old newspapers and they rolled their patterned sponges on the drawing paper. Disaster happened when they dipped their rolls into the pail of water and instead of waiting for me to help them squeeze the sponge dry,they started running amok,with the watercolours dripping happily on the floor,including the parts not covered by newspapers.Then they started rolling the paint on the 2 mammut chairs,and shaking their drippy rollers at each other's faces.
Sigh. After that I had to make sure they go straight into the bathroom without putting their hands on MY walls,bathe them,scrub the toilet, and the mammut chairs, and then scrub the floor outside my flat.And then mop the floor in my house of all the painted footprints.
I think I wont be painting with them for a long time to come.
Tricia from Melbourne, Australia
hey tyan, i havent checked in here in a while and seems like Caleb and Ian have grown bigger!
hope you've been well! (:
18 Mar 2009 5:46am
Judy from Brooksville, Florida, United States
A painting frenzy in progress ... but what fun they had!
Look at Ian in his white pants, just looking so serious, while Caleb hams it up for the camera.
They had fun; mommy did the cleanup. Next year they'll do better. <grin>
18 Mar 2009 6:40am
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Oh my Gosh I can just see it...oh man! great photo sweetie ;)
18 Mar 2009 11:28am
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
There are some things too dangerous for the hands of children... lesson learned. I'm sorry but I am laughing with you and your exasperation in this wonderful story; your photo of Caleb and Ian is perfect.
18 Mar 2009 11:37am
Nancy from Singapore
I totally agree with you! It's such a mess when the kids do painting. I leave it to the childcare centre to engage them in 'such' activities. hehehe
The only painting they get to do at home is using the colour pencils/ magic pens. Think Robyn only had 2-3 times of painting with poster colours at home.
18 Mar 2009 12:33pm
Rabbit from Richmond, United States
To think in this photo the painting looks so under control. Maybe next time. I agree it is HARD to paint with any little ones.
1 Apr 2009 4:45pm
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