Plaster Animals
Monday, April 20th, 2009
Remember how much fun it used to be to paint plaster figures? We always did this craft at vacation Bible school. It was a bunch of fun. I’ve noticed in the craft section that they sell these small, plaster animals. Knowing how much I enjoyed painting this, I figured my daughter would enjoy it, too.
So for 62 cents, I bought one. Yesterday we pulled out the paint and a clean paint brush. Then she got to work painting her animal. She would paint a while, then play, and then paint some more. She finally finished when the animal was caked with paint. Her dad washed some of the paint off so that you could once again make out features like his eyes and ears. She seemed to like how the finished animal looked.
It kept her entertained for a few hours, so the little plaster figure was definitely worth the 62 cents. I’m thinking of picking up a few more for rainy days to keep her occupied.




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