Seeing Signs.
Everywhere I go, I see signs. Literal and figurative signs grab my attention. Some messages make me laugh while others makes me think. Three words pack a punch, “Me vs Me.”
Hon, do you see signs that speak to you?
Tag: sayings
Easy DIY Kids Crafts: Father’s Day Cards Made by Little Feet
Little Feet Leave a Big Message!
One of my preschool classes made Father’s Day cards with handprints, while the other made Father’s Day cards with footprints. This Easy DIY Kids Craft is a homemade greeting card is so cute for preschoolers and elementary age children.
The footprints were a challenge. When the kids stepped on the paper without assistance, their feet slid. When I held the paper to their feet, the print didn’t get their toes. What worked? Making sure paint was evenly distributed (it tickled!) and guiding each child’s foot to the paper to make a quick print. Whew!
If you have texture mats (as a potter, I have a collection of them) kids can make impressions of bricks or pebbles. If not, they can draw or color a path to be cut out and placed next to the footprint.
Add the message, “Thanks for making a path for me to follow” and “Happy Father’s Day,” sign name and date and the card is ready to go!
Sweet Feet!
Supplies:
- construction or cardstock paper in white and another color
- paint and paintbrush
- magic markers, colored pencil or crayons
- glue or double-stick tape
- optional: brick or pebbles texture mat
Directions:
- Using paintbrush, paint foot. Make footprint on white paper. Let dry. (Note–it may take several tries to get a full footprint.)
- optional: using colored pencil and texture mat, create a brick or pebbles impression. OR, draw or color a path.
- Cut a strip out of path. Glue or tape path by footprint.
- Write or print out, “Thanks for making a path for me to follow” and “Happy Father’s Day!”
- Write child’s name and year.
- Glue white paper on to background paper.
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Sayings at Meow Wolf, Santa Fe
Sayings and stories abound at Meow Wolf!
Some of the written-word art at Santa Fe’s Meow Wolf, “The House of Eternal Return,” makes you laugh, some makes you think, and all of it enhances the interactive, exploratory art exhibit that allows your imagination to think of time and space as non-linear. So fun!
Las Vegas hosts a second permanent Meow Wolf installation, “Mega Mart.” [“Participants explore an extraordinary supermarket that bursts into surreal worlds and unexpected landscapes.”]
The third Meow Wolf installation opens in Denver this September and is called “Convergence Station.” [“Discover immersive psychedelic, mind-bending art and an underlying rich narrative as you take a journey of discovery into a surreal, science-fictional epic.”]
Hon, have you been to Meow Wolf? What did you think?
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Sayings and Signs
Whenever I see a saying or sign that makes me smile, I feel compelled to snap a picture. Hon, maybe I’ll add to the “collection” as it grows.
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Outdoor Inspiration, Chalk Art
My neighbors have added more inspiration (and beauty) to the neighborhood. I love to come across a surprise on the street–a quote, saying, or picture rendered in chalk. Check out the burgeoning “collection” of chalk art care of @millburnchalklove and other street artists. I’m building upon posts Chalk Walk and Road Quotes.
“Storms make trees take deeper roots.”
“Viva la vida.”
“You are beautiful.”
“The best thing in life to hold onto is each other.”
“The sun is out. The sky is blue. It’s beautiful and so are you.”
“Imagine all the people living for today.”
“Just keep swimming.”
“Distance is just a test to see how far love can travel.”
Do extraordinary things with ordinary love.
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Chalk Walk!
In a recent post, Road Quotes, I shared pics of the beautiful chalk art popping up on my street. Care of the Instagram account @millburnchalklove and some other artistic neighbors, there’s more outdoor art to add to the collection. It truly lifts my “quarantine family’s” spirits to see creativity emerge from the asphalt.
“Viva la vida.”
“You are beautiful.”
“The best thing in life to hold onto is each other.”
“Storms make trees take deeper roots.”
“The sun is out. The sky is blue. It’s beautiful and so are you.”
“Imagine all the people living for today.”
“Just keep swimming.”
“Distance is just a test to see how far love can travel.”
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Road Quotes!
The art may be fleeting, but the sentiment remains.
One of the bright spots in a sea of uncertainty is the chalk art in my neighborhood. When we walk our sweet-angel-aka-barking-maniac Lucy, we look forward to seeing the new creations of some very talented people. Check out the Instagram account @millburnchalklove.
Naomi M. Gruer 