Cactus Tree

Here's a fun project if you've got a big ol' roll of butcher paper on hand. I suppose the back side of wrapping paper could do too. First, your materials.

Paint for the background of your desert, brushes, water, and a shoe you don't mind getting paint on.

Paint your background.

Let it dry.

When your background is dry, paint the sole of your shoe the color you want your cactus to be.

Ezra tried walking with the paint on his shoe first, but that didn't work so well. 

This did.

Last step! Add your delicious prickly pears!

It's good to be back!

A Return

It has been well over a year now since my last post. My original intention was to present the world with an activity to do with your children daily. Well, that sure proved to be a challenge. Life is not predictable. I could not possibly have carved out enough time to be in front of the computer every day. When I started skipping days it would bug me. Something I wanted to work so perfectly and it wasn't. I had to take a break.

A lot of life has been lived over this past year. A move, school, work, family, vacations, deaths, births, celebrations, music, festivals, camping...so much that I am grateful for...this very rich and lush life that I am leading surrounded by ones I love. And now I finally feel I am ready to return to this blog, albeit on days when it comes naturally.