We had a duck lay some gorgeous eggs over the weekend.
I guess she got her feathers ruffled while she was here. Because her feathers were everywhere.
Madison said, ”She flew into a rainbow before she came to our house.”
I think she’s right.
If I were being completely honest with you all, our house is 99.9% of the time one.huge.mess. on the weekends.
My husband is rarely home on the weekends. I’ve come to the realization that I don’t want my kids to remember Mom working & fussing like crazy to keep the house clean & keep up with the laundry. I want them to remember it as a time we played, made crafts, read books, built a block tower & watched it come down, made up our own stories, had picnics on the floor, and painted.
Because I would rather them remember growing up in a creative home, than a neat home.
To me, these eggs are golden.
Yep, he’s all boy. Loves playing Skylanders & Star Wars Angry Bird, but thankfully he has a creative side that I LOVE to watch in action. He’s my little Picasa & can get quiet as a mouse when he paints.
And let me tell you…for a 7 year old, those quiet times are rare & far in between, if ya know what I mean???
I’m always in awe of what he comes up with, like his Watercolor Valentines. Let’s just say, in my humble Mama’s opinion they were gorgeous!
He worried that I wouldn’t like them. If he only knew how much I loved them.
Holding on tightly in one hand & painted by his left hand, 3 golden eggs indeed.
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What an awesome and fun project idea, I love it, thank you for the inspiration!
So fun! We will have to try these!
These are so sweet Kellie! What a fun activity to do – and such a sweet story.
so pretty!
What a darling boy I am trying to make these but I must be doing something wrong mine just look messy his turned out perfect!
he does use the paint in a “light” manner & adds water to his brush several times. to be honest, i left the room after i took the pictures, because i needed to do other things! hope you are able to work it out!
What a fun idea, and so colorful!
I had two little boys who spent a lot of time in the woods and creek behind our house. DIRTY! Now they’re adults and
I have never regretted our “crafting” done with their finds. Today one crafts with his own 4 kids and the other uses his
creativity in his profession. Ahhhh….good times!
These are gorgeous and kids love helping with crafty things!
I adore these! Pinning and can’t wait to show my girls!
Kelly
What a sweet boy you have. Your house sounds wonderful, and those kids are so lucky to live there in such a nurturing environment.
thank you so much, Shaina!
My kids are going to love doing these!
Love these Easter eggs!
These are great! Why didn’t I think of that? Super cute! Pinning!
Super cute!! Looks like you have a little artist on your hands.
How cute are these eggs! Looks like a fun way to color them, too!
Adorable! And so easy than dyeing eggs, to try with kids!!
Such a fun and simple idea Kellie!
Thanks for linking up to the party! I featured your post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2013/spring-easter-craft-ideas/
Happy St. Paddy’s Day!
thank you so much, cheryl!
LOVE-LOVE-LOVE!! Thanks for such a fabulous idea. xo
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If you have other kid friendly crafts, we’d love it if you would submit them. If you would like to display a featured button on your site, you can grab one from the right side bar of your post above. Thanks for a wonderful project idea!
oh wow! thank you so much!
Love these! I never tire of seeing everyone’s creative ideas for decorating Easter eggs! Pinning!
thank you!
I love this story and the eggs are beautiful. Do you think you can still eat them? I want to try this with my 25 year old