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“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.”
~Pablo Picasso
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Only one more week until summer! Can you tell we’re ready?
(Dad did the self-portrait on the right and his adorable six-year-old sidekick did the lovely work you see on the left)
There’s just something about a sidewalk full of chalk doodles makes my heart smile!
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I love seeing children’s sidewalk art.
Found Magic Marker Monday link on twitter. Nice sidewalk chalk Drawings. We have not yet done sidewalk chalk yet. still few weeks of summer to come. I’m sure we’ll get around to it.
I love letting the kids have chalk and seeing where they go with it. Nothing cuter than watching them decorate the sidewalk/driveway.
(we also use washable paint sometimes)
Great self-portraits!