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Easy Hyacinth Paintings

April 13, 2010 by
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The hyacinths are in full bloom at our house, and to celebrate, the girls made these fun paintings using a cork as a stamp!
I drew the stem and leaves, and the girls dipped the cork in some pink paint and stamped away!
This project combined two of their favorite activities — painting and stamping!
Here’s how Emily’s turned out.
I can appreciate the “artistic license” Clara used to stamp hers.
Lots of fun!!

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  1. Mom of Two says
    April 13, 2010 at 10:14 pm

    Hmmmm! I can take one for the team. We can drink a bottle of wine tomorrow at dinner so that the next day my daughter can do this project.

  2. An Almost Unschooling Mom says
    April 13, 2010 at 10:22 pm

    Another excellent project! Do you come up with all this stuff – or do you have a really crafty neighbor you steal all your ideas from? Either way, this is another one I'm bookmarking – thanks.

  3. Mark says
    April 13, 2010 at 10:23 pm

    Dear Valerie,

    Are you sure that Clara did not get into the wine? She will drink just about anything from a cup if you are not careful.

    Love,
    Mark

  4. Jenny says
    April 13, 2010 at 10:32 pm

    Another great idea! Those are so cute!

  5. Miller Moments says
    April 13, 2010 at 10:33 pm

    I love this!

  6. Artistmama says
    April 13, 2010 at 10:34 pm

    SO pretty! We'll have to try that.

  7. Sherry says
    April 14, 2010 at 2:31 am

    those are cute! I think we have old corks layin around too!!

  8. Christy says
    April 14, 2010 at 6:21 am

    Very cute. I knew I was saving corks for something.

  9. Suzi Dow says
    April 14, 2010 at 7:24 am

    Valeria – Here's a little piece of ancient history – When Israel became an independent state from England, the British took all the postal equipment with them so the Israelis took wine corks and cut different designs in each, using them to post mark the mail. At least, that is what my mother-in-law told me and she went through all that turmoil.

  10. Ticia says
    April 14, 2010 at 7:56 am

    That could work for bluebonnets too. Probably much neater than my fingerprint ones.

  11. Wonder Mom says
    April 14, 2010 at 8:02 am

    Yes, your kiddos are, again, amazing me with their beautiful art work!

    (BUT, can they SPELL Hia…Hei…Hyacinth, because I certainly cannot!)

  12. MaryAnne says
    April 14, 2010 at 8:11 am

    Clara's is so expressive =)

  13. Jennifer @ The Toy Box Years says
    April 14, 2010 at 8:47 am

    Guess who's going to be cracking open a bottle of wine for the cause this weekend! LOL!

  14. Raising a Happy Child says
    April 14, 2010 at 11:14 am

    Hey, we have a formidable cork collection here, and we never tried cork stamping. How silly of us!

  15. Just Breathe says
    April 14, 2010 at 1:30 pm

    They came out so cute. Great idea.
    I always have corks!!!

  16. Valerie @ Frugal Family Fun Blog says
    April 14, 2010 at 3:13 pm

    @ Mom of Two — Too funny!!

    @ Suzi Dow — Oh my goodness, that is amazing!! I've never heard of that!

    @ Ticia — I LOVE the bluebonnets idea! That would be soooo pretty!

  17. Valerie @ Frugal Family Fun Blog says
    April 14, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    @ WonderMom — Ha! I know what you mean. I kept having to re-type it every time in this post.

    @ Jennifer at The Toy Box Years — Sometimes a woman's gonna do what a woman's gotta do. Know what I'm sayin'? 😉

  18. Deborah (Teach Preschool) says
    April 14, 2010 at 3:41 pm

    That is so awesome! I am loving all your ideas!

  19. EntertainingMom says
    April 14, 2010 at 7:13 pm

    and mine… drinking!!! I am so stealing this idea!

  20. vanessa says
    April 14, 2010 at 8:35 pm

    Mark's comments always make me laugh!

    The girls' artwork turned out beautifully.

  21. Cindy says
    April 14, 2010 at 10:07 pm

    These are so beautiful. I would rarely see hyacinths when we lived in MN, but here in NY everyone plants them. I can't wait to plant my own. Until then, we shall make some like yours. Thanks and Happy spring.

  22. Penniless Parenting says
    April 15, 2010 at 3:25 pm

    Way too cute! I like the idea to use corks as stampers!

  23. Kathryn says
    April 15, 2010 at 5:27 pm

    Awesome! Very pretty results that even young kids can achieve and be proud of.

  24. Petula says
    April 15, 2010 at 5:53 pm

    That's beautiful. Perfect for framing.

  25. agnesl says
    April 16, 2010 at 3:54 am

    Hmm, this might be just the thing for entertaining my niece tonight! Thanks for the tip (and watch how it goes at http://mydailyburn.wordpress.com/2010/04/16/girls-night-in/)

  26. Mom of Two says
    May 7, 2010 at 7:12 pm

    My daughter's attempt at your flowers. Thanks for the idea!
    http://makesthree.blogspot.com/2010/05/hyacinth-flowers.html