My daughters had some friends over yesterday, and I took advantage of them being preoccupied by cleaning out my pantry. Just as I thought “how in the world did all these beans get in here!”my youngest girl came into the kitchen and asked if they could do an art project. PERFECT timing. I said “Sure, how about some bean art?”
We grabbed 3 types of beans and some earthy colored paper. Paint brushes dipped in Elmer’s Glue did the trick for sticking fun, and some popcorn to munch on was a must. I encouraged the little artists to draw a picture with a pen first, then decorate it with beans.
Can you guess which one I did? Hint..it expressed how I felt to see my girls create with beans! {Smile}
This project kept my girls and their friends busy for almost 2 hours!
I was so impressed with how they turned out, I thought they did a wonderful job!
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OJANTO
May 2, 2013 at 8:56 amI do love your post.
thanks for sharing 🙂
Jami
August 25, 2010 at 3:55 pmLove the bean art! It made me feel all warm inside remembering projects of my childhood! Thanks for sharing!
smiles!
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Amy Bowman
August 19, 2010 at 2:53 pm@ melilssa, Sassy Sites, Erin and Julie-thank you for your comments, and thanks for reading!!
Julie Bagamary
August 19, 2010 at 10:55 amWow – such creativity at a great price!
Erin
August 19, 2010 at 5:47 amTotally clever and totally cute!!!
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Melissa
August 18, 2010 at 8:36 pmHow fun is that. Your kids did a great job!!
Amy Bowman
August 18, 2010 at 5:27 pm@Marie-thanks! I can’t believe we have never done this in our family, I remember doing it in school as a kid..
@Jules-they take after their creative aunt and gma. Love seeing you comment on here. Love you!
@Maria-I hope they enjoy it! Thanks you.
@Busy WorkingMama-with a three yr old, it might be fun to just let her swipe on the glue, then make free hand designs with the beans, letting her put them where she wants. I bet it will turn out great!
@jeana-you are such a faithful reader and commenter. So thankful for you and your encouragement!!
@Cara-I kinda lucked out on the contrast thing. we always have brown left b/c my girls like all the bright colored paper. I thought the same thing when I saw how all the earthy colors look together.
@Em & Lib-perfect for rainy afternoons! Thanks for your comment.
Em and Lib
August 18, 2010 at 3:49 pmSUPER COOL!!
MY boys will adore this one on a rainy afternoon!
LIB
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Cara
August 18, 2010 at 2:24 pmYour bean art is beautiful! I’ve had this on my art projects list, but just haven’t gotten around to it yet. I especially like the contrast of the white beans with the darker paper!
jeana
August 18, 2010 at 12:37 amBeautiful! They did a great job and are so creative, love it!
Maria Gridley
August 17, 2010 at 6:01 pmOh wow, what little artists!! I love this idea, I will have to let my kids do the same. Im so impressed with how beautiful these bean art works came out!! 🙂 Thanks for the share.
Busy Working Mama
August 17, 2010 at 7:10 pmOh how cute! I hadn’t thought of that before. I have lots of dried beans I rarely use 🙂 I will have to try this with my daughter. Of course, she’s not even 3 yet so it won’t be quite as pretty but thanks for the idea!
julier2120
August 17, 2010 at 5:43 pmOH MY WORD!! I have the most creative little nieces!! Those are SUPER cool!! Bet my kids will be raiding my pantry after seeing this!
Marie @ Chocolate-Covered Chaos
August 17, 2010 at 4:16 pmThey DID do a wonderful job! What a great idea, Amy!