{"id":1027,"date":"2014-05-04T19:15:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-04T19:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/index.php\/2014\/05\/04\/a-little-bit-of-imagination-and-lot-of-2\/"},"modified":"2018-05-17T09:06:29","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T08:06:29","slug":"a-little-bit-of-imagination-and-lot-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/a-little-bit-of-imagination-and-lot-of\/","title":{"rendered":"A little bit of imagination and a lot of pink paint!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Doing arts and crafts with your
\nchildren can be daunting to some, especially when you are faced with such
\nperfect examples on the huge number of arts and crafts websites now available.
\nHowever, not all arts and crafts projects take meticulous planning or require
\nlengthy trips to the art and hobby store for specialist materials. Sometimes
\nall you need is a few pots of paint or crayons and a little bit of imagination
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My 4 year old pre-schooler has a
\nfierce imagination and he loves to make up stories.\u00a0 <\/span>The other day he was telling us all about some
\npirates who went to visit dinosaur land.
\n<\/span>Pirates and dinosaurs are real favourites in our house at the
\nmoment.\u00a0 <\/span>He began by telling us about how
\nthe pirates were going to fly in a bright red aeroplane, after sailing their
\npirate ship to the airport and that they were going to deliver pineapples for
\nthe \u201cPineappleasaurus\u2019s\u201d to eat.\u00a0 <\/span>Thankfully
\nthe story had a happy ending; despite the pirates having to navigate their way
\npast T-rex\u2019s and Stegosaurus\u2019s to get to the Pineappleasaurus\u2019s.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0<\/span>After he had finished his tale we decided to
\nhave a go at painting some dinosaurs. My 4 year old of course wanted to paint
\nhis \u201cPineappleasaurus\u201d and my 6 year old decided he would create a
\n\u201cSillyasaurus\u201d. My sons had great fun helping their little sister name her
\ndinosaur \u201cPinkieasaurus\u201d after she made a grab for the pink paint pot as soon
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We had a great session painting our
\ndinosaurs together. The boys got very animated in deciding what their dinosaurs
\nwould look like and what special features they would have.\u00a0 <\/span>The \u201cPineappleasaurus\u201d had 3 eyes and 10 legs
\nand his brain was in his tummy.\u00a0 <\/span>The
\n\u201cSillyasaurus\u201d was very silly indeed he had 21 eyes and 100 legs, he laughed
\nall day instead of roaring and his favourite food was ice-cream..\u00a0 <\/span>The boys then decided that their sister\u2019s dinosaur,
\nwhich was definitely a girl, only ate pink food, especially pink marshmallows.<\/div>\n
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Painting with three young children
\nis not without its challenges, but the rewards certainly outweigh the
\npost-paint session clean up operation and the odd temper tantrum that you may
\nhave to deal with.\u00a0 <\/span>Arts and crafts are a
\ngreat way to help grow your children\u2019s imaginations.\u00a0 <\/span>So next time your children start to tell you
\na tale, grab some paper and paint and see what they can create.<\/div>\n
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