Painting at the Park!

There are so many nice things about doing crafts at the park. The mess is outside. We're outdoors. We don't have to worry about clean-up beyond taking all our stuff home. We're outdoors. They can go straight from crafting to climbing, and then back again. We're outdoors. (I love being outdoors in the fall, my favourite season!)

The children eagerly await the paint!

Yay, paint!

Paint on pine cones. Absorbing work.

He eventually decided that I was right, it would be easier if he kneeled. At this point, he was unconvinced...

The obligatory "messy hands" shot.

She takes her crafting very seriously, this girl.

In fact, when you get that much paint on your hands, you can paint the pine cones with your hands!