Last year, I made a big tree out of paper bags and taped it to the wall. Every night after dinner we wrote things we're thankful for on leaves and added them to the tree.
This year, I have an almost-eighteen-month-old who is the very description of destruction. Puzzles we've had for two years are missing pieces for the first time. Board books we've had since before my oldest was even born now have broken spines. As of last week, the computer gets locked every time I stand up, in preparation for the beating the keyboard is likely to take the second I look away. (We're in full-on training mode here.)
As such, the idea of taping anything to the wall and having it last more than an hour was totally preposterous. I weighed some options and finally decided still to make leaves, but to tape them to the bulkhead above my kitchen cupboards. It made for a fun fall decoration!
This year, I have an almost-eighteen-month-old who is the very description of destruction. Puzzles we've had for two years are missing pieces for the first time. Board books we've had since before my oldest was even born now have broken spines. As of last week, the computer gets locked every time I stand up, in preparation for the beating the keyboard is likely to take the second I look away. (We're in full-on training mode here.)
As such, the idea of taping anything to the wall and having it last more than an hour was totally preposterous. I weighed some options and finally decided still to make leaves, but to tape them to the bulkhead above my kitchen cupboards. It made for a fun fall decoration!
Back at the beginning of November, I covered the dining room table in paper and gave the boys red, orange, yellow, and brown paint. Their only instruction: cover the whole paper! I helped a little, too.
After it dried, I used this leaf template to cut leaves out of the painted paper. I love how textured and colorful they turned out!!
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