My daughters had some friends over yesterday, and I took advantage of them being preoccupied by cleaning out my pantry. Just as I thought "how in the world did all these beans get in here!"my youngest girl came into the kitchen and asked if they could do an art project. PERFECT timing. I said "Sure, how about some bean art?"
We grabbed 3 types of beans and some earthy colored paper. Paint brushes dipped in Elmer's Glue did the trick for sticking fun, and some popcorn to munch on was a must. I encouraged the little artists to draw a picture with a pen first, then decorate it with beans.
Can you guess which one I did? Hint..it expressed how I felt to see my girls create with beans! {Smile}
This project kept my girls and their friends busy for almost 2 hours!
I was so impressed with how they turned out, I thought they did a wonderful job!
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They DID do a wonderful job! What a great idea, Amy!
ReplyDeleteOH MY WORD!! I have the most creative little nieces!! Those are SUPER cool!! Bet my kids will be raiding my pantry after seeing this!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, what little artists!! I love this idea, I will have to let my kids do the same. Im so impressed with how beautiful these bean art works came out!! :) Thanks for the share.
ReplyDeleteOh how cute! I hadn't thought of that before. I have lots of dried beans I rarely use :) I will have to try this with my daughter. Of course, she's not even 3 yet so it won't be quite as pretty but thanks for the idea!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! They did a great job and are so creative, love it!
ReplyDeleteYour bean art is beautiful! I've had this on my art projects list, but just haven't gotten around to it yet. I especially like the contrast of the white beans with the darker paper!
ReplyDeleteSUPER COOL!!
ReplyDeleteMY boys will adore this one on a rainy afternoon!
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@Marie-thanks! I can't believe we have never done this in our family, I remember doing it in school as a kid..
ReplyDelete@Jules-they take after their creative aunt and gma. Love seeing you comment on here. Love you!
@Maria-I hope they enjoy it! Thanks you.
@Busy WorkingMama-with a three yr old, it might be fun to just let her swipe on the glue, then make free hand designs with the beans, letting her put them where she wants. I bet it will turn out great!
@jeana-you are such a faithful reader and commenter. So thankful for you and your encouragement!!
@Cara-I kinda lucked out on the contrast thing. we always have brown left b/c my girls like all the bright colored paper. I thought the same thing when I saw how all the earthy colors look together.
@Em & Lib-perfect for rainy afternoons! Thanks for your comment.
How fun is that. Your kids did a great job!!
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Totally clever and totally cute!!!
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Wow - such creativity at a great price!
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ReplyDeleteLove the bean art! It made me feel all warm inside remembering projects of my childhood! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletesmiles!
I do love your post.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing :)