My Son called me at work twice yesterday (he's only 6). The first time, he wanted to double check with me on what time I was getting off (I get off at 5 pm most days, and promptly pick him up thereafter...but he was pretty antsy). The second time, he wanted to ask if we could sit and draw together when we got home. I had a big gumbo to prep for, but I told him after I finished I'd be glad to sit with him. Usually I break out my own art kit and he works out of his, but last night I decided we'd both just his supplies and draw whatever came to mind. I've got to say, I had a blast doing this versus sitting down with my own kit and devoting way too much attention and time to a piece. By just digging into his kit with him, I was able to relax and just have some good, innocent, low-key fun. Last year I got both of my kids some really nice, wooden art kits and it's helped them keep up with their supplies, and they take better care of them. I guess I never realized how many cool art supplies my kids have, but laying them out all at once I was able to dig in. My son, particularly, has a nice set of dual-tip brush pens like the ones made by Tombo. I really enjoyed working with these pens. I imagine they'd completely destroy any ink work I could do with my own supplies, but it was really fun to see the colors blend without destroying the brush tip. Very cool. He also has a cool set of liquid ink brush pens by Elmers. Whoa! What a fun experience that was. You can really bang out some fun sketches with them, and the colors are very bright! My son, Jonah, opted to use his Blendy Pens and a new set of scented markers (I might use them next time too). The kids and I try to sit and draw together a few times a week (of course, my daughter hasn't come away from her own art desk since she got her new Copic markers), but I usually end up working on something way to heavy. It was nice to just step back, take off my grown-up hat for a bit, and be a kid again. We should all do that from time-to-time.
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