Mistakes made by a Crafty Mama

Sometimes things don't go to plan and sometimes I do really STUPID things. Here are just a few of my mistakes when doing art and craft with the kids.....

Oh yes that piece of styrofoam is nailed to the table! I kinda forgot to compare the size of the nail to the height of the styrofoam..... a simple and crucial error. BTW no kid was hurt during this activity although I can't say the same for the table.
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My smile visibly faded during this project. I thought that giving the kids shredded paper to add to their paintings was a brilliant idea. It was a TERRIBLE idea. That stuff goes EVERYWHERE. I am pretty OK with mess as evidenced here but this was something else entirely. To clean up I popped the kids in front of the tv and swept for 45 minutes. Totally not worth the 15 minute painting activity.
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Seriously... how did I think it was a good idea to give my kids a spray bottle full of watered down red paint INSIDE the house? Somehow I did, they loved it and I nervously jumped from one foot to the other watching a mist of bright red paint settle on my furniture. Strangely I have also let them craft with copious quantities of glitter INSIDE the house.... I think I see a pattern, I may need help!
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Big-time whoops! Science experiments with white vinegar and bicarbonate of soda are all good but don't do it on the lawn. It kills lawn. Poor, poor Chris who spends so much time tending the lawn and garden... I am sorry.
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Can't I just leave a good thing alone? Cakey and I were very happily drawing peg people and popping them into slots in a Corn Flakes box boat. I decided to draw vomit of my peg person. I thought it was funny. Cakey DID NOT think it was funny at all.... and that ended that activity.
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Ahhh, take your eyes off the small child with a large tub of fluorescent pink paint at hand and this WILL happen. She painted her legs too.
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Do you make crafty mistakes? I would love to hear about it.

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