Art Project

I received 4 canvases and paint in a handprint kit from my friend Lisa as a baby shower gift. I had envisioned where the canvases would hang in the nursery when they were adorned with cute little hand and footprints. Life with two babies has been *a little* crazy, however, so I haven't been able to mobilize to get the art project done until recently. My friend and co-worker, Eliza, has been coming over every other Sunday for the last few months to play with S&Z while I make baby food. Eliza will be moving to Chicago for grad school soon, so we decided to have one of her last Sunday visits involve the handprint project. I knew we would need another person to make this a success, so we asked our friend Stacey if she'd be willing to help out as well.

We started with footprints, because those seemed pretty easy.


Because Zoe started crying when her second foot was dipped in the paint, we decided to take a break to play and eat lunch.


The handprints were next and we decided to approach it like fingerpainting and give the babies a little artistic license. I think we all realized that it would be very hard to get their little 8-month-old hands to open flat :) Silas went first.




Zoe was next...


Zoe's initial fit of tears during the footprints foreshadowed what we learned as soon as her hands went into the paint: our little Miss Z is a priss! I don't like my hands dirty, nor does my sister Stephanie or my aunt Sue. Apparently Zoe is in our camp on this one! We did manage to get her canvas finished, however.




Tears aside, they all turned out so perfect!


Thanks very much to Stacey & Eliza for helping me make these memorable canvases!


The handprints and footprints now hang above each baby's crib and I will treasure them forever...