Monday, February 22, 2010

War Paint

Last time I was home at my parents' house, we went to the Children's Museum, where I picked up some of these watersoluble face paint crayons. Though they are actually designed for this purpose they work great and wash off easily. The Museum has been using them forever (I used to work there). I broke them out yesterday when we needed a minute of calm and let the kids go at it. They were a bit timid at first, and Gabrielle was definitely far more interested than Makili, but both of them had a great time and it was fun to watch the little Indians run around all morning. This is an AWESOME activity for kids and I intend to do a lot more of this! The crayons aren't cheap, but they last a good while. And just in case you buy some, they need to be dipped in water before they will work.




3 comments:

Baby Bird said...

awesome! zoey and i used some at a small children's museum in easton mass and loved them. i need to buy some. what brand are the ones you have? do you think i can buy them online?

Laura Matty said...

we had a great time and I got used to all the noise that 4 kiddos can bring...love the photos! see ya soon--hopefully we can make the annual 4th of July shindig!

Amanda said...

Love it :)