We went to the Art Explorers event at the art museum. A joint effort between the museum and the library, they usually begin with reading a series of books and then follow with related art projects. Today’s theme: outer space. Neko and Shep each made alien spaceships, which have since vanished (much like real alien spaceships). I will document them if I can find them.
Shep roamed the room during the story time and then I strapped him in for the craft time. He’s nowhere near the three-year-old age that they ask the children to be to participate. But it was a sparsely attended day, so after a while, I busted him out of the stroller and let him have at it. He actually did remarkably well, and even the women running the activity remarked they thought he was much older.
We usually end up the events with a tour of the art museum. They had new exhibitions, including this one of strips of fabric with silkscreened quotes on them. This reminds me a great deal of a mobile I did in college with hundreds of dangling words. I might recreate it someday if I ever have time. Neko desperately wanted to touch it, and after asking permission of the docent, she had a great time with it. Preschoolers generally make art museums nervous, but I think most artists would be thrilled to see someone so thoroughly enjoying their work. Even if they’re just a little over three feet tall.