Art & Love

I love art projects.  My kids love me so they tolerate them.  Some tolerate them more than others.  Today we did a stained glass window project based on the art of Frank Lloyd Wright.  I am absolutely in love with all the colored tissue paper. 

The kids started out by cutting various shapes out of the colored tissue paper.

Have I mentioned I love the colors?  Well, I love the colors. 

After cutting out all the shapes, you arrange them as you want onto the contact paper (before peeling off the backing).  Dylan just dumped his willy-nilly on the paper and then tried to read my reaction. 

Katie was much quicker than the boys but not with less thought - maybe just more skill??

Enoch helped out by holding down the fold-out foam chair so it couldn't get away.

Cody was still cutting, cutting, cutting, tracing and cutting.

When I told Katie she had to take her shapes off the backing so we could pull it off she was perplexed.  "Well, how will I remember where to put everything?!"  iPhone to the rescue.  A picture was taken then used as a reference.

Cody was the only one who chose to outline his shapes with a black sharpie to give them more definition.  Then another piece of contact paper over top and viola!  You're done.

Katie's finished product.

Dylan's.

Cody's.  They turned out pretty good, even though the contact paper was pretty unruly.

And since it's Valentine's Day I made my family something I knew they'd all enjoy - Ree's Flat Apple Pie. 

Oh, I can't wait for dessert!!