Lil' Desgn's

When my Sister told me I was going to be an Auntie I instantly had images of me and my lil niece making arts and crafts every time we got together. As a child I was raised that hand made gifts were the best to give and get. I am so glad my family instilled this in me because it is true. I think it is such a great way to teach children to use their imagination. These hand made crafts are great keep sakes for family and friends and a great way to document a child's growth. I especially love looking over the Christmas tree each year and seeing all the ornaments my siblings have made over the years and cant wait until my tree is filled with these sweet gifts! I love making things with my niece any chance I can get. Every time we have a sleep over I try and make something with her for some sort of holiday that is coming up.

Our first ever was a painting for Thanksgiving. I found the idea online and just thought it was so cute and would show her hand prints at such a young age. I wont make this every year with her but every other maybe to show her growth or a different version of this idea.

Next up was Mother's Day. Every Mommy loves hand print flowers, right?

Recently Ava and I made some Christmas gifts to give to her Mommy and Daddy. I painted the Christmas tree and then let her go to town with some Holiday colours and showed her how to use the paint brush. I also added some glitter while the paint was wet to give it a little holiday shimmer.

I have thought a lot about Valentine's Day, St Patrick's Day, Easter, Canada Day and Father's Day and what Ava and I can do next. Can't wait to see what she comes up with now that she is getting older!

Come back soon and Ill show you just what we got up to!

-AR