Music and Art Week

My girls said early on that they were most excited about music and art week because they love music and art! I hope I didn't disappoint too much because it seemed kind of lame in terms of our sensational summer!

We made suncatchers with coffee filters, it's a very easy craft, color them with markers and then paint them with water. 

 

We watched a musical, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang while we crafted, this family loves a good musical. 

We picked up their dance recital dvd this week and since have watched and danced to it about a million times. 

 

We were planning to make homemade instruments this week but we have quite a stock pile of instruments at our house so we kept them out all week for any jam sessions that were needed. 

 

The girls did our wii Disney karoke game and played wii Just dance with their cousins which made for lots of giggles and laughs as always. 

 

We pulled out an old standby and did playdough this week. 

 

Grace practiced her piano this week, she can play Old MacDonald and Ode to Joy (Beginners edition of course) so she gets very proud that she can play something we can recognize and sing along to.  We went for a walk one night and discussed how God is the best artist of all and I saw this moth and thought it was just one of a million examples of God's artistry.

We turned OFF the tv more this week and turned ON the music, especially my summer playlist that is full of lots of fun songs to sing along to like motown and beach boys etc.

 

My husband even got in on the art this week by working on his big project of painting the shelves he built in the nursery (hoping to do the big nursery reveal very soon!!!)

So overall it was a little underwhelming week I think, the baby and I are still trying to navigate our way through some difficulties. 

I had some help from my sister who took the girls for a full two days which was such a gift.  (What is better than sisters like that!!?)  I didn't really have recipes planned for music and art week and as always didn't quite get to all the crafts and activities but we still explored our artsy side a bit. 

Next week is camping theme.  To make up for the fact that we aren't going camping this summer, we are going to try to have some camping fun right at home.  Can't wait!