While Max was napping today, I got a little "Chelsea-art time" to work on a project that's been itching to happen all summer. When I first saw this idea on Pinterest, I knew this art project was going to have to happen because not only am I a fan of using the WHOLE crayon box, but I'm also a proponent of coloring way outside the lines:
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| "I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address." (You've Got Mail, anyone?!) |
If you caught my You've Got Mail reference, you'd probably also understand that I'd be perfectly happy with Tom Hanks sending me a bouquet of freshly opened crayons instead!
Don't you just love the smell of a box of crayons? :)
This project was truly all about COLOR, which I happen to love.
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| Step 1: I lined up those fragrant crayons. |
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| Step 2: I added a colorful quote to my blank canvas. |
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| Step 3: I hot-glued the crayons onto the canvas. |
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| Step 4: I got the hair-dryer ready. |
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| Step 5: Point, shoot, and MELT. |
And yes, I will be fully prepared to explain Max's artwork to his Kindergarten teacher. :)
It did occur to me that this project could have been completed without a hair-dryer this week- maybe by putting the canvas in the 100 degree sunshine, but that, of course, would not have been nearly as fun. :)
Speaking of the hot weather, in case you are looking for fun ways to beat the heat, take advice from Max & Yakko (Daddy was the brains of this operation... and the next!):
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| Air conditioner vents: BORING Air conditioner vents with dancing balloons: That's something exciting! |
Maybe it's the summer heat getting to us... but did you know air vents could do this?! (Wow!)
"We could learn a lot from crayons; some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others bright, some have weird names, but they all have learned to live together in the same box." -Robert Fulghum
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