Why is it that everytime I am nursing my baby, my toddler seems to know that it is her time get into something.  She knows mom is busy at the moment and she likes to get into anything she can.  Today was another such example.  I was at playgroup with the kids, and had to take a break to nurse the baby.  My older child decided it was much more fun to paint her skin than it was to paint paper.

Me……”Painting is for paper!!!”, across the room.

Natara…..Looks at mom, grinning and shows me her paint-filled hands.

Me…”Oh Brother”.

She became picasso and started moving her hands all over the easel with blue, green and red paint.  Thank god I had put a smock on her.  However, that paint wasn’t so washable.  My child still has green stained hands and a green stain on her cheek.  I am sure people think I don’t wash my kids.

I really didn’t stress too much at the time, because with an 18lb  baby attached to my breast, its a little difficult to dart across a room filled with toddlers and deal with a paint-filled mess.  Besides, she had such a smile of pride on her face, and it is important for children to express themselves through art, as well as explore different textures.  So I figure, let them discover.