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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Lazy Afternoon Idea

Posted by Missy W. @ 12:35 PM

This fabulous idea just in from my good friend, Brandie, mother of three very busy kids. Thanks for the hot tip, B!

Do you shop at Costco?  In between the gigantic packages of toilet paper and paper towels, they lay sheets of gigantic, thick paper.  I’ve always thought it would be so fun to bring some home and color on them, and today I finally did it.  The guy at the register said we could take as many as we want, any time. My youngest daughter, Jane, and I did just that. We also picked up some jumbo markers on the way to getting her older siblings from camp.  We ended up bringing four of their friends home, too.  I just walked in the door and threw the paper on the floor for Jane, but everyone immediately surrounded it, and they made a big picture that was sort of a deadly rain forest* (What can I say? Gruesome people tend to gravitate toward one another.). 

Anyway, it occupied seven 7-to-12-year-olds for a solid hour.  When the friends left, Jane turned the gigantic paper over and started a new picture all to herself.

Anyone else have any lazy afternoon ideas to share?

*Unfortunately, Santa’s reindeer getting zapped by lightning got cut out of the frame, but you can see the giant evil parrot with the saddle eating a tiny man, lots of scary bees and snakes and, according to one child, a man in a bear suit holding a baseball bat.

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