A little art fun

This summer I have a goal of doing school review two or three times a week and an art project once a week. Before you feel impressed, let's see how well I am doing in four or five weeks. After all, this is our first week of summer. Any how, we met our goal this week. Our first art project for the summer was to make new piggy banks. Our old ones were bread crumb cans covered in construction paper with slits cut in the top. They were fine, but not very durable. So I found a Crayola kit for 6.99 (at Kroger in the school supply isle) that came with the ceramic banks, paint and a paint brush. The kids had fun and hopefully their banks will last as a keepsake. Now that they are getting allowance and open their bank frequently (they are working toward a $10 reward of going to Chuckie Cheese), there is a good chance that the banks might not make it long. But until then, we will enjoy our little $7 pieces of art.

*Note: If you decide to purchase this kit, DO NOT use the paint brushes that are included. They are cheap and if your child is a vigorous painter you will be up half the night picking paintbrush bristles out of the paint!)