Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras Crafts

My kids love crafts and I can't always handle the planning and the mess so I am always looking for opportunities to do crafty things outside of our home! On Fat Tuesday, we went to the Children's Museum and the kids were able to paint masks and decorate crowns. Emily is modeling hers here.

And on Saturdays, the Lakeshore Learning store has free craft tables set up for the kids. They love this! When Chris is travelling, this is an excellent outing for Saturday after breakfast! David is making his mask in this picture.

Here is Emily with her peacock mask and animal crown.

David picked a gorilla...

And Lia, after initial disappointment that there were no kitty cat crafts, happily made a zebra crown and enjoyed wearing it around the store.

And Lakeshore Learning benefited a little from our visit as well. David found a kid sized magnifying glass and I picked up some much needed washable ink pads for our stamps. I am happy to report that David has been very busy examining bugs in the great outdoors with his magnifying glass. And when he's not looking at bugs, he can be found holding it up to his face and saying, "I'm Mr. Big Eye!" This, of course, amuses his sibling to no end.