I love my kids, I love art, and I love my kids' art, but I really hate messes. The messes that result in allowing children to make art make me crazy. They do. There are lots of times that I tell my kids no. No, you can't paint today or no, you can't cut up construction paper into a thousand pieces and glue them to a toilet paper roll. I feel guilty about it. Please tell me I'm not the only one.
There are, however, lots of times I do say yes. Yes, you can paint or yes, you you can glue pom poms all over that shoe box. I suck it up, let them make a mess AND beautiful creations. Then after they are done, I get to work cleaning up the supplies, wiping down the table and chairs, moping the floors, and of course displaying their masterpieces.
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