Recycled junk
I have to admit. I keep ‘junk’.
After we bought a small household appliance for example, I sometimes can’t bring myself to throw away the box. Or its styrofoam padding. I just feel I might use it again when crafting with Anya. Or something.
And hey, on a day like today, my ‘junk’ DOES serve its ‘recycled purpose’.
I cut some leftover styrofoam into different shapes and Anya worked on the colours. And she chose to use some watercolour today.
She learned how to apply the colours evenly on the surface, how to carefully hold the foam and used to brush at the same time. And oh, she even put on her arts and crafts ‘apron’ – given by her cousin – today!
After she’s done with the colours, we laid them all on one side to dry. I plan to do all sorts of stuff with the coloured foams later on. Anya can sort them according to shapes or even stick them to a piece of thick carton and create another piece of artwork.
Ah. I’m always happy when my junk can somewhat be useful (before going to the bin for good, I mean).
