Whew! What a day! The girls were excited to celebrate Evie's 7th birthday with an art-themed bash - and not only art, but MESSY art. Here is the "before" picture of the girls, wait till you see the "after".
Evie really got into the kitchen helping this year, and one of her masterpieces was a giant rice krispie treat splattered with chocolate to recreate Jackson Pollock's Convergence. It was as delicious as it looked! In the background you can also see our grape dogs that were supposed to imitate Jeff Koons' balloon dog sculptures.
Mom had a little fun recreating Magritte's "Son of Man" picture. Pretty funny, eh?
The decorations too were a group effort, with Evie and Ellie drawing some real-size people to greet the guests.
The funfetti cake incorporated the styles of two of Evie's favorite artists: Pollock and Matisse!
As all the guests arrived, the kids started on their first project - ice chalk painting! Ellie literally got into it, and had chalk-covered legs!
Evie, Freya, and Ava sit back and look at the swirl of colors, before shooting vinegar at the chalk and see it "explode" (well, really just foam up and make some beautiful bubbles).
Next up, egg SPLAT painting! Unfortunately we had some very "thick-skinned" egg shells that were a little challenging to actually get to break, which was kind of funny. Typically it took a couple of tries.
Dylan gets into the action with a big smile as everyone waits their turn.
The kids slowly inched closer and closer to get the biggest splat from their eggs. Of course, some of the eggs splattered back which was part of the fun!
Next up, bubble painting with waterpaints! The girls used straws to make the biggest bubbles they could and then placed a paper over the overflowing bubbles to make prints.
Looks like Ellie is getting ready to BLOW - purple bubbles that is!
Rubber band splatter painting can be a blast too! Depending on how you paint your rubber bands, you can sometimes get more on your face than on your painting! Ellie prepares herself for the next "splat".
It was a team effort between Ella and Evie to make their paint-covered marbles roll all over to create a masterpiece!
After eating some snacks, including painting (and eating) popcorn with edible paint, we gathered around for the cake! Everyone is all smiles as they're thinking of digging into that work of art and the delicious funfetti cake inside!
Now that she's turning 7, Evie has learned to take the biggest breath possible in order to blow out all her candles at once. It's only going to get harder as more candles are added to the cake!
And for the finale: a giant Jackson Pollock painting! The kids donned their bathing suits and flung that paint like pros!
Evie proudly displays her paint-splattered hair - messy hair and body splattered with paint Mission accomplished!
Ella masters her flinging technique!
After some fun on the "slip n' slide," the kids pose in front of their group masterpiece. Happy Birthday, Evie, our little artiste!
