creating with kids...

so...you may or may not know this about me...
and I know I am not alone,
but I am not this fabulous-over-the-top-doing-these-amazing-pinterest-inspired-creative-projects-with-my-kiddos-kind-of-mom...
the perfectionism in me comes out and i just can't enjoy it.
so if you want to enjoy a wonderful blogger who CAN craft with her kid, you have to visit my friend Kim Jeffress...she totally rocks the creative-mom-to-fabulous-boys-creativity.

So, when my turn came up to do the Kids Kreations post for Pink Paislee, you may or may not have heard me whine about it...o.k...maybe a little...

But then I remembered...

...my younger girls LOVE to do card sketches. They saw a sketch laying on my table one time, and took right to it. They were creating away and adding their own ideas and embellishments...
they loved it...
i loved it...
it was a win win time.

They loved a pattern to ignite their thoughts. The sketch was direction for their minds that gave them ideas, but still left room for them to be plenty creative. I think sometimes we expect our kids to be creative just because they are kids, and that is true, but then they get a little older and a bit more self conscious of what they are doing, and sometimes need a bit more guidance. Sketches and patterns do that for them just enough to get them started. I love watching the process.

So today, over at Pink Paislee, I share more of the process as the posting designer today. I share my girls at work plus a look at the sketch we used that the above card is based on. O.K...so I may or may not had to play with that sketch myself. But I got nothing on those girls. Hoping you too might find a little jumping off place for creativity too. For you, or for your kids.