Nolan Picasso

Remember the smell of poster paints in Kindergarten? I can still smell it! Such a joy to make crafts for special occasions in school when you're little. So, today while I had a few things to get accomplished in the kitchen, I sat Nolan down at the table with some of my scrapbooking paint, a foam brush and a BIG piece of cardboard.

Kids love the simplest things :) Thank goodness! So, to start we had to put on an apron, so we didn't end up with paint all over the shirt.
It's sissy's...but shhhhhh, don't tell Dad it's PINK! Then he created his masterpiece one color at a time. While I was baking I'd dribble some paint on his "canvas" and he would use the foam brushes to put it JUST SO. Then he'd tell me when he needed more paint and which color he wanted. I was able to make 24 cupcakes, bake them and clean up the entire mess while he painted.

He worked SO hard on his creation that he thought he needed a drink...WITH ICE when he was done! I happily agreed :)