Showing posts with label crayons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crayons. Show all posts

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Day 56: "Give crayons..."


Adults are disturbingly impoverished of these magical dream sticks."
~Dr SunWolf

I loved coloring. My favorite coloring books, back in the day were "The Gingham Girls"...anyone? The pictures were sharply outlined in black, the spaces to color were ranged from "just small enough" to "really big" and the scenes reminded me of Little House on the Prairie. Somewhere along the way, I forgot how calming it is to sit down with a pastoral scene, ponder crayon choices, and shade in the picture.

My friend, Lisa, mentioned on FB that she was coloring in a Hello Kitty picture and she had a brand-new box of crayons, complete with pointy ends. My long-lost love of the coloring book flooded my brain, so on my trip to Target, I found a Keroppi coloring book in the $1 Spot, so I got it.

Sitting down, with Boo's crayons, brought me back to my childhood...but I really need my own box. His are all worn down and are missing the labels.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Day 17: All the Colors of the Rainbow


Crayons, crayons everywhere...who the hell is going to pick them up?

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Oh, yeah, that'd be me.

Having two kids that are about 2 years apart is challenging. Trying to finish potty-training one while putting diapers on the other; trying to help one grow in his independence while baby-proofing the house; allowing one to express himself through art, trying to keep the other from eating the crayons.

It was Crayola carnage here the other night. CARNAGE!