OK - so yesterday - Advent Day One!! I decided we would paint glass candleholders and make an advent wreath (like Jennifer's Picture in her notes)... I went to hobby lobby and found great big holders that almost look like glasses (figured big target would be good for a 2 year old) and bought acrylic paint markers and found a big glass circle thing for them to set on! Then Saturday night I started having second thoughts about the markers - wondering how successful the little girls would be with them - so Jeff suggested using the regular tempra paint from the closet.
At first I thought - well that won't work because it won't stay on... but then Jeff suggested washing it off at the end of Advent and painting new ones next year! So... the painting went great... Rylee painted hers about 6 times (washing off in between)... and now we have new tradition! We will take a picture (I'll try to figure out how to post) and then wash them clean at the end of the month! REady for new paint next year!
I'm just hoping the paint isn't flammable because we haven't actually lit them yet:)
OK - so yesterday - Advent Day One!! I decided we would paint glass candleholders and make an advent wreath (like Jennifer's Picture in her notes)... I went to hobby lobby and found great big holders that almost look like glasses (figured big target would be good for a 2 year old) and bought acrylic paint markers and found a big glass circle thing for them to set on! Then Saturday night I started having second thoughts about the markers - wondering how successful the little girls would be with them - so Jeff suggested using the regular tempra paint from the closet.
At first I thought - well that won't work because it won't stay on... but then Jeff suggested washing it off at the end of Advent and painting new ones next year! So... the painting went great... Rylee painted hers about 6 times (washing off in between)... and now we have new tradition! We will take a picture (I'll try to figure out how to post) and then wash them clean at the end of the month! REady for new paint next year!
I'm just hoping the paint isn't flammable because we haven't actually lit them yet:)
Cute! Take a photo and attach the image for us to see. :)
The advent wreath is our activity for today. I post a photo when it is done.
