Under the sea (and not underfoot)
Jun 15th, 2009 by lapazfarm
Poor JBug. Superboy is gone for the rest of the summer and though we all miss him, I think she is suffering the most. After all, her number one person to pester companion has briefly escaped is taking some time away and left her with no one to annoy play with.
So, in order to keep her from driving me insane feeling blue I am doing what any desperate good mom would do and setting her up with some time-consuming fun activities to keep her occupied entertain her.
This was yesterday’s diversion activity*:
Inspired by our latest snorkel excursion to the reefs, I pinned a big piece of easel paper up on the wall and sketched out a simple underwater scene, and together we filled it with many of the things we have seen. I added a few things, she added a few things, and then she painted. And painted and painted! For the entire evening! Wow! She was really into it! And as a bonus she learned about mixing colors and adding white and black to tint and shade.
Finished product! Such a happy scene! She loves it and says she wants to hang it in her room so she can pretend to be Ariel. And she’s been happily humming “Under the Sea” ever since!LOL!
(* I hope you know all that stuff at the top was totally tongue-in-cheek. I am actually looking forward to being able to spend some real one-on-one time with my little bug. A rare opportunity.)
It’s a wonderful picture and nice colours.
I didn’t understand where Superboy has gone?
Nice art!
That came out really well!
Sybille, not to worry, he has just gone to Boy Scout camp and then to visit grandpa for awhile!
What a beautiful painting.
That is a beautiful painting, JBug! I love the octopus and the manta ray and all those cool colors! Great job!
What a wonderful painting. I just love it! I don’t blame her one bit for wanting it in her room. She has me singing “Under the Sea” now.
So bright and cheerful!
It’s lovely.
I can certainly understand.
Madd would be desolate without Trev.
How lovely! Art is the perfect panacea for the urge to pester!
The tongue-in-cheekier the better, Theresa! I LOVED this post.
That does make one feel a little like a mermaid.