Yesterday was the second monthly Diabetes Art Club at CHAP (Children's Healing Art Project)
The boys had a blast of course!
Jumping with painted feet on a mattress...
Painting masterpieces...
Gluing feathers, beads, and who knows what else...
oh yeah, & painting themselves!
I love that the kids can create without any limits but at the same time, when my kids have no limits, they go WILD!! Having one kid emptying every bottle of glue into a big puddle on the floor, while another is climbing on the cardboard structure almost knocking it all down, and another taking all the collage materials and throwing them everywhere, really stressed me out. While their hair was turning rainbow colors, mine was turning grey! See, usually my husband comes with me to these things and helps to reign everyone in so I can socialize ;-) I was on my own this time and all I wanted to do was to talk to the other D families. I barely got a chance to introduce myself to the 2 families that I am mentoring through JDRF (this was our first meeting in person, we've only talked on the phone or email before this) plus there were a couple families I didn't know. I did get a few minutes to chat with Heidi from "A Work In Progress..." which was nice. Next month, I think I will make sure my husband comes so I can get in that great bonding time us Dmoms need! Hmmm, I guess that is why we do a coffee group without kids too! :-)
How fun!!!! And how amazing that you are mentoring newly diagnosed families. I wish I had had something like that!
ReplyDeleteThat place really looks awesome. Sorry they're turning your hair gray! :)
ReplyDeleteYou got some great pics! It was fun and the painting themselves thing must have happened after we left. I didn't see or notice it while we were there (although with paint on everything I could have missed it). It was great to see you again! I not only got home with paint on my bum but had paint all over the bottom of my purse too and becuase I didn't know I had sat in paint, it's on my car seat as well. I will always have memories of CHAP =)
ReplyDeleteJumping on a mattress with painted feet -- FUN! My kids would LOVE that! But I would be like you - stressed!
ReplyDeleteYou're so lucky to have CHAP!
OK...now I wanna jump on a mattress with painted feet. Can you imagine us D Mamas doing that...maybe with a little wine and music involved!? That would be a blast! Glad that the boys had fun and yep...bring hubby next time...you need some D Mama BONDING girl. xoxo
ReplyDeleteWOW!! That looks SO fun!!!
ReplyDeleteOh wow... that looks great! I think I would like to have a go at it.
ReplyDeleteOMGsh!! How fun!!!! This sounds like a great time! Hope you get time to chat next time!
ReplyDeletethat really looks like fun! thats special being a mentoring family. well done.
ReplyDeleteWOW! That looks like SO MUCH FUN! Can moms jump too?
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