Painting School

I found a cool place in San Antonio called "Paint, Paper, Scissors", which offers art classes for kids, but also has drop-in times several days a week. So for only $5, Katie can play at 6-8 different art stations for a couple of hours. Two weeks ago, we went with our friends Kim and Luke to check it out, and the kids had a fabulous time. Katie came home with a piece of "art" from every single station, and Luke painted at least five paintings -- all on the theme of blue. Here they are at the painting easel that first day.

They had such fun at what Katie calls "painting school" that we went back last week with Luke's older brother Jacob, on his spring break from kindergarten, and a couple of other friends -- and all the kids had fun. Katie spent more time painting (thank goodness we didn't have to bring home any more "bird's nests" or "headbands"), and actually painted a kind of representational painting. OK, it doesn't really look like the cat she said she was painting, but she was very intentional about each element in it. That one we're keeping.

We'll definitely go back at least once more before we leave. And I'll have to talk to some people in Lewisburg about doing something like this...