We're in a painting phase again. In fact, we just received a new order from Dick Blick :) And we haven't eaten at our table in two weeks due to the paint bottles and massive number of projects drying. The child has a very heavy hand and extends his typical aplomb for excess into his art - the paint piles its way onto the paper. Granted, this allows for his beautiful drip/swirl technique, but it also means the things don't dry for decades. At any rate, he is in heaven as he squirts :)
As I grabbed his empty bottles to rinse and recycle, P reminded me that "work" is all in the eye of the beholder. He was more than thrilled to while away the afternoon rinsing and mixing colors in the bathtub. In fact, he thought we should even use the non-empty bottles for the project :) (Just the week before, he, BB and I had enjoyed a rainy day of shredding. Of course, Imaginary BB was dangling from most of the paper as it went through the machine, eliciting screams from the monster and squeals from the child. The next day our neighbor's kid was called inside from stoop play to do his "shredding chore." He moaned to P and I that it was a Horrible chore - didn't earn him Anything - no stickers, no points, no screen time, Nothin'! P's head cocked sideways and I could see his little gears going. Hopefully, without muddling his life with stickers and bribery, he'll preserve his love of life for life's sake... :)
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