This reminds me of an experience I had as a kid. Ever since I was little I’ve loved to paint. I love the fluidity of it, I love the somewhat careless/carefree nature of it, I love that you can paint outside the lines and never be wrong because you’re starting with a blank canvas… there ARE no lines!

Anyways, so I enrolled in this summer art camp at this place called D&M art studio. And the experience was of course memorable and sooo fun. But the part I remember the most was this mural that our teacher- Ms. D,would have on one of the walls of her studio. It was this giant mural, usually painted with black paint, outlining a scene like a safari of animals, or a prairie landscape, or an undersea view with all the plants and sea animals. It looked like a giant coloring book page basically. And every year us students would eye that wall because on the very last day of art camp, we’d all get together in our “ready-to-get-messy” t-shirts and we’d just paint our hearts out. We’d each choose different parts to paint and at the end of the day we’d get to look at this beautiful colorful masterpiece!

Gosh good memories. Anyways, in remembering that memory and remembering how fun it was to get my hands, and feet, and clothes and even hair (😳 haha) covered in paint, makes me want to have this for my kids that much more! Can you imagine a family day, where you take all the furniture out of the room and just paint that mural, however you want. And as a family we’d be able to look at it all the time and know that WE did that.

Point is- it sounds fun, and I LOVE this idea. And if anyone ever tries it before me (since I don’t have kids yet lol), and wants to share their pics or experience, please do!!