he's crafty

I have been collecting these pictures for several months now...

I am ready to compile them and show you one of my favorite things about Sam!

He is creative - he spends his free & quiet time making things, being artistic and producing mounds of paper creations that clutter up my house! Seriously though, I love it when he gets focused (and oh man, can this kid get focused!) on making something - there is nothing that deters him from seeing his vision complete. Allow me to show you some of the best examples of what he's done recently...

Here Sam poses with his entourage of plushes - replete with home made paper hats, each personally labelled

Another time, the plushes were outfitted with tie dye tee shirts made from coffee filters...
a little trick he learned in pre-school!

Here's an afternoon's project: a full family portrait to hang on the wall.
Don't worry, you're probably in there somewhere!

And some more wall art - this time a full nature-inspired mural with a snowman, tree, owl, sun and clouds!

Here's the artist with a game he created himself - you toss a ball into either cup for points.

And here he is with one of his greatest creations. Please don't ask WHAT it is, just know that  there are sprinkles inside the jugs that make noise and the name for his creation is "tornado sprinkle panda". Naturally.

Most recently - he experimented with straws and air...
not the best installment, but  nice that he's branching out with materials!

My greatest hope is that he continues to create and imagine and take quiet time to work on seeing his ideas come to fruition... and that I will always find random little glitter and paint pieces taped to his door!