Faireality

M3 was inspired by this book:
to make some clothes (fairie sized) out of plant matter. Here are some of the results:




She set them on a photo in a book for the background. Pretty cool!

Spring Break Art

I wanted to take the kids to do some fun stuff on spring break (although they're pretty happy just staying home and playing). But y'know...the big people went to Europe! So I took them to the Des Moines Art Center one day. It's actually a really sweet little museum with many works by the biggies.

And a great outdoor garden with a park connected. Much fun was had:
Knights on their funeral pyres.

Peekaboo!

Check out this odd structure in the pond down the hill!

I love Andy Goldsworthy. He built a cairn here and at Grinnell College's CERA biological research station, and he built one on each coast as well. He does amazing natural art.

Before we went to the museum, I took the kids to La Mie French Bakery in Des Moines. Again, post-European vacation guilt. It was delicious!

Les artistes...

The art show for elementary students was a couple weeks ago. M3 made a kitty-themed sarcophagus (I was grateful it wasn't a "Twilight" themed sarcophagus like one of her classmates. I am horrible...I shouldn't be dissing a 4th grader's art project! Karma's gonna get me.):
And that's M4's clay pinchpot behind him, but really I just love this picture because of the hat:
On a random side note, Saturday morning M4 woke up before us and was very busy in his room. A bit later he came in with a letter he had written to Nana and Boppa, the first line of which looked like it read, "My pants are still sleeping." Then later he came in and said, "I know it's a bit late, but Happy Valentine's Day!" and presented us with a Valentine he had made that included the line, "Love is so nice!" Couldn't you just squeeze him to death?!