Free Friday Fun

As I looked at our jam packed calendar the other day I realized that there was a tiny white square with absolutely no pen scribbles in it for the AM.  Odd.  For some reason our mornings are always so busy, busy, busy!! I was relieved to finally see that we had nothing scheduled; no doctor appointments to go to, no playdates/Bible studies to attend (which, I do actually love, but sometimes a day at home is just perfect), no errands to run...it was a free Friday (morning)!! YAY!! I wanted to plan something super fun for the kids and I decided to let them paint the kitchen! Well, just the floor...with paper covering it...

Selah is super excited to get to squeeze the paint,
and Owen is content to hold tight to that brush!

Very curious as to what sister is doing over there.

Let the messy creating begin!!

Owen's favorite part was squishing
the slimy, cold paint in his hands,
not so much getting anything on the paper.

And Selah's favorite part was
painting with her feet,
that's how that big blue blob came to be.

Owen's just as colorful as the paper!!

Finished product! 

Now for the clean up...I knew this could potentially be a bit tricky, but it really ended up being so easy and surprisingly super enjoyable (until I took Owen out of the sink and took away the spoon he was playing with in the bubbles...then he shed buckets and buckets of tears!!). 

I knew these big sinks would come in handy one day!
He really, REALLY, really, didn't want to leave this sweet spot!

And then, of course, Selah wanted a turn in the sink because Owen made it look way too fun to pass up...so she got to soak her feet while washing out the paint brushes...win/win!

Then, this had to happen...

Goodbye pretty artwork...
at least we still have
pictures to remember you by!

I didn't know what else to do with it.  So I crumpled it up... so, so sad.   Usually, I try to keep everything the kids make, but if I do throw it out I keep it for at least a couple weeks to display it somewhere, this piece didn't make it two hours!  I couldn't keep it on the floor without Owen getting into it and completely colored again, and I didn't have a big enough space up high to let it dry...so, what's done is done.  What would you all have done with it? 

We have since moved on...

to jumping off of chairs onto couch cushions!

I hope you guys had a fabulous Friday!!  Ours didn't start out stelar (Owen basically wanted to be held from the time he woke up at 6:15 till his first nap at 9... exhausting!), but after a couple hours of messy, creative fun, things were looking up!