July 25, 2011

you know i love kids....



and
this past friday
i was lucky enough to spend 2 hours with children between the ages of 2 and 4 as they played and created and laughed. all of this took place at the glitter workshop, here in madison and if you're local and reading this and have little ones that need to do something this summer, you can still sign up. i'll be going back to take more photos....and ummm, maybe to play. it was really hard for me to walk by the glue and tissue paper table and not make anything.
i will have to say though, i think the salt and food coloring table was the big hit of the day, especially for the boys.
i can hardly wait to see what theresa has planned this week.

26 comments:

  1. Lucky you! Love seeing all the color and the gorgeous photos as always! But that color and the fun just jumps out of the pictures.

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  2. I hope if you do go back for more photos that you will join in! The littles would love that!! And there is nothing more delightful than seeing children creating art!!!!! Love these photos!

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  3. such an adorable age ... the photo collage is grand and colorful!

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  4. busy little hands and minds ... what a fun reason to play!

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  5. to be a kid again...trying my best to remember how to ;-)

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  6. love the new header. too cute.

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  7. adorably adorable. love the new header, too...

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  8. Great shots . . . I'd love to play too. :0)

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  9. Learn. An artist is a professional child! They do it the best. Create. xo Jenny

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  10. AnonymousJuly 25, 2011

    I love that little girl's expression down on the bottom left!

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  11. love the little girl in the lower left corner ....all the photos are so special beth

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  12. how much FUN is this !!! a glitter workshop !!!

    i LOVE this

    happy to stop by today, my friend

    kary and teddy
    xx

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  13. Love you kiddie collage! All that creativity, kid power, glitter and glue - if only you could bottle that energy and fun!

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  14. Whatg a wonderful collage! You definitely have a talent for child portraiture! I would loe to take my grandchildren to a place like this:)

    May I ask just what were they doing with the salt and food coloring??!!

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  15. way to play... inspirational! thank you for sharing!
    -xok.

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  16. AnonymousJuly 26, 2011

    those birdie clothes pins are almost as cute as the kids ~ i love how many shots you have of them so focused on making something wonderful!

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  17. Sweet innocence and expectation - what's not to love? Pass the glitter!

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  18. Great photos of the little ones having fun. It always does my heart good to see them this way after 21 years in my field of forensic nursing having to interview them and hear them tell such horrors of abuse! So many of the ones I saw didn't have the happy smiles of childhood. I think this is just one of the reasons I cherish your page so much, Beth!

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  19. Beth, the pictures you took so wonderfully capture the spirit of my class. Thank you! Oliag, the theme was Bright and Bold last Friday. The children were mixing food color with the salt and experimenting with layering, mixing colors, adding water, putting glue on paper and sprinkling - whatever they could come up with! (There was a lot of brown, mushy salt by the end). Next week is see through art. We've got room if anyone wants to bring a little one to join us!

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  20. Great captures! Kids are such an awesome subject, as long as they don't have to pose :-)

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  21. AnonymousJuly 26, 2011

    I know you were in heaven! Once again, I love the lighting and the pop of color in these.

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  22. With a name like glitter workshop, even I want to sign up. Fun!

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  23. Awesome photos. My daughter and I love the art classes for kiddos. It's so much fun to see the kids response to all the different artistic mediums.

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  24. Only a couple hours and you captured so many activities and sweet faces.

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**I love reading the comments you leave, as they make me feel like we're sitting in my kitchen, having a cup of tea, discussing life and wondering where all the time has gone ...beth