Monday, February 13, 2012

Creativity as a Family

Tonight after dinner we sat down to paint as a family.  Not a typical activity to do as a whole family but one of our most successful activities to date!

Painting as a family

The finished pieces up to dry

Olivia's

Ed's

Lucia's

Mine

The girls truly love to paint and frequently ask to do so.  I want them to explore art by looking at paintings (in art books and at museums) and by making art.  I feel this is just as important as learning academically and will have a great affect on their futures.  (Not saying that they will grow up to be famous artist, but if they have a talent for it (like a few in my family --my sister and mother!) then why not expose them to it and see if they have a talent for it.)

Besides, the time that we spent together doing this as a family is probably the most important factor!  

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