A FEW DROPS LEFT

 She inspected the paints, noticed some were almost empty, and decided to play with them, dropping a speck here, a drop there, and shaking to make tiny drops, like splattering. 

 Then she used her fingers to make long streaks with some colors. The yellow paint came out in a big blob, so she used her hands to spread it all around.

She really didn't have a plan in mind, she just went with the flow and every step was fun and ended up being great to look at . 

Another creative spark, as I call them.

  Any creative endeavor is never a waste. It will go in her art stash to use in a future project, perhaps a background or for cut out letters or shapes.

Free flowing art . . .

it would look great in a frame as it is right now!

When is the last time YOU played with paint? We should all take a lesson from the children. . .
  Go with the flow and see where it takes you! 
 Try it!  Above all, enJOY!
And remember . . . the process is always more important than product :)

WHERE ARE THE PAINTS

 We did some moving things around before the grad party we had over the weekend and she was asking where the paints were now. I remembered about an hour ago she said "I feel like making something."

 It wasn't long before she walked past with a long board, some newspapers, brushes and paints and when I walked through the room I did a double take to see all her supplies spread out on the wood floor as she painted, chatted with family and watched a movie. It is so great we have a kid-friendly, creative-friendly house. But that's how we live so I guess of course it would be that way.

 It is just another *creative spark* that I always mention. .. probably because it always happens here ...and it is so awesome.  And it's the whole process that is of the greatest importance not necessarily the product. She learned what she would have done differently the next time.

  I feel it is so important for all children to have a myriad of supplies, the time to choose, experiment and create exactly what they want, and the support from others that their choices, as well as their art, hence themselves, are valued.