BABY MONET

A few weeks ago H-bomb brought home her very first piece of refrigerator art! It was a beautiful, thoughtfully planned, well executed painting in shades of red. I'm going to be honest, when I saw it I cried. It was hanging on the fridge when I got home from work and I'm sure it will be up there for a very long time.

After discovering she had such an artists' touch, I thought it was time to introduce her to the world of crayons. I had seen some "beginner" crayons at Toys "R" Us recently but thought they were a little to advanced for her. (They said 18months + on the package) But since seeing her painted masterpiece I knew she was ready. Large crayons fit into the center of little ball holders that are designed to easily fit into little hands.
Oh and just a side note, Jeff picked up the crayons at TRU. He got a little carried away and also bought a package of twist up crayons, and two different kinds of markers as well as 2 very large coloring books. It was so cute how excited he was, too!
Later that evening, I strapped H-bomb into her booster seat, pulled her up to the table and began the "coloring" lesson. She was very interested in these new toys. Of course she had to taste them during the lesson, quite a few times actually. So many, in fact, her lips were stained blue for a while. (I'm sure they are non-toxic, right?) After deciding they did NOT taste good we got down to business. I took the crayon and demonstrated for her then put the crayon in her hand and "helped" her color. We tried both the right and left hands 'cause I'm not partial. But when was flying solo she tended to use the right hand most often.

I'm pretty sure she enjoyed it because she sat up there "coloring" for about 20 minutes. She didn't do too bad either, for her first time, anyway. I was a proud Momma!