Well we have had a couple of rainy days recently and my eldest is not one for sitting around. So we went into the local town center. I took her to a shop that sells cheap painting canvas' and I bought her a large canvas for about £4, I also bought a smaller one for my youngest daughter.
Now since my eldest can be quite careful painting, we decided to carefully draw a picture of Disney fairies on it. (If you are great at drawing then why not photocopy the picture then enlarge it or reduce it to the size you want and then trace it onto the canvas). So far it has taken her about 4 hours to finish about a third of it and she has really surprised me with the care she has taken. She is really proud of what she has achieved so far and is really excited about hanging it in her bedroom once it is finished.
My youngest decided she was going to paint an owl on hers and I had to watch her as to make sure it did not turn into a massive brown splodge. In fact it turned into a 'Spotty Slat Monster 1' which she got particularly upset about as it did not look as good as her sisters. I have promised her she can have another canvas next year and we can see how her paining skill progress.
We have also made cakes (the cherry and white chocolate ones were my fav) and jam. We were supposed to be going Damson picking today to make some damson, but rain has stopped play again so hopefully we can do that when the rain stops. All the soft fruits seem to be starting to ripen about now so i better buy some more jam jars.
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