At heart, I'm really kind of a lazy mother. If I have to go to a lot of trouble to set up a fun activity, I'm apt to find a million excuses for putting it off until tomorrow. But that tendency conflicts with my desire to be a mom who says yes, a mom who makes anything possible. Take, for instance, painting. My kids love to paint — the younger set especially. A couple of years ago, I realized that the muss and fuss of set-up and clean-up was causing me to say "Not now, sweetie" more often than "Sure!"
That's when I assembled the Art Bag.
Read more of Melissa Wiley's instructions on how to have kids painting anytime, anywhere, over at GeekMom.
