Natural Painting

What do you do on a rainy day in June when hail is pounding your roof and starting to pile up like snow outside? (which I later found out had only hit a square mile of the town that included my street... spring weather is CRAZY!)

Pull out the beets.

And paint with them!!!!!

I boiled beets, lettuce, onion skins, coffee and blackberries (all in separate pots) and strained their juice into bowls. I handed the paint brushes over to the little tyke and let him at it. He painted while I held the blow dryer over it as much of the water seemed to run off faster than I wanted it to.

I also used a canvas that was made for all mediums...including water color.

This was the most awesome project!!! Plus he got to jump in the tub directly after...which is his favorite place to play!!