Messy Masterpieces!

This weekend, Evie and Presley started their very first Park District class! It's called Messy Masterpieces. Gracie did this too when she was 2 and these little ones were just babies. It seems like yesterday. I love park district classes. Aside from most of the classes for young children being during the day, I did find this one offered on Saturday mornings. It was nice to be able to do something with just the little ones. It took place at Gracie's school so they were pretty excited. They got to come in and sit on the carpet. The class is set up where there are craft and play stations all around the classroom and the kids can move at their own pace from activity to activity to practice thier fine motor skills.

The teacher was Miss Darlene. She was Grace's preschool teacher last year. She is super nice. She explained all the stations that were set up. Evie wanted to go make some snowflakes first. Prelsey made a snoflake but with glitter. Grandpa came with to help! The big hit for both of them though was the bean and rice table. They had so much fun scooping and pouring and digging. But I did manage to get them away to have some fun with the dot paints. These were a hit. I need to go to Michael's and buy some. It's such an easy way to paint without the huge mess! Another fun idea to try at home is marshmallow painting. Basically you dab paint on the bottom of a marshmallow and wall-ah...instant designs. We decorate some mittens. Here they are showing off thier masterpieces. We also spent some time playing the popular playdough. Played with cars in shaving cream. And painted with ice cubes. Such brilliant ideas to try at home too! Evie and Presley had so much fun. They can't wait to go back next week! It's fun to be messy!