One of the things that we love to do as a family is to sit and colour in. I find it really therapeutic and have some adult colouring in books, so I don’t feel left out when the boys are colouring. Crafting as a family doesn’t have to take lots of equipment or even lots of time and this is a great activity for fitting in to small amounts of time.
When I saw Tidny Fabric at Ikea I knew it would be perfect for family colouring sessions. It is great to get it out of the cupboard and set it at the table for times when we all need to wind down and have a good chat. Slowly over time it is getting filled in more and more and we all really enjoy doing this.
We are using fabric pens thaa £7.99 from Yellow Moon and are just like felt tips and you set the colour to the fabric permanently by ironing it. We are going to turn our finished fabric into cushion covers for the family room. It is a great activity for people of all ages as the pens do not bleed through the fabric, like felt tips can sometimes on paper.
But you do not have to just colour in on sheets of fabric, the boys have also personalised some caps too. They had so much fun making them there own and this way they do not get confused as to which is theirs!
You can find so many more simple art and drawing ideas on this week’s something for the weekend post.
Great post, something I really want to try with the boys. Love the cap x
OOh, I love the idea of a huge piece on the table for everyone to join in, such a good collective activity, and conversation flows naturally when you are doing that sort of thing doesnt it!
Such cool hats they coloured – they need to set up a mini production line!
I too love colouring, it’s so relaxing 🙂
I love colouring with my two too and have to have my own page that they aren’t allowed to mess up 😉 Love the idea of that fabric – a great project to sit and do together.
Done it!
and loved it!
We bought “make your own T-shirt” set…
It was a lot of fun while decorating it
that’s a great idea. I have seen this fabric and thought about buying it before
Their hats are brilliant! I must get these are allow my boys to do it. Fantastic idea! xx
That looks like really great fun – something for us to try when we get bored with colouring on our current tablecloth 🙂
I always loved colouring when my children did this, its a time to sahre and great conversations come from a joint art session. Cool hats!!
That’s a great product and their caps are fab x
Love their creativity. I bet they love the caps
What a great idea. I used the Dylon fabric pens with the kids not so long ago and they decorated their own lampshade for their bedroom, a post I am still to write!
Second person I have seen doing this – so need to try it with my lot!
That hat looks very cool. I am really loving this idea of the family sitting around the table and colouring together. Will see if I can rope in the rest of the C’s to give this a try.
This is such a great idea! I love the caps!!!
Love that fabric sheet – it would make a great idea for a table cloth – may be at a children’s party or a wedding do!
This reminds me that I haven’t been to Ikea for ages, and should give it a whirl soon! You can’t beat them for child-friendly knick-knacks. This all looks like great fun.