give color

These are my 2 ideas that I'm working on right now that I am so jazzed about: 

1: to create art bags to give to kids that are admitted or in emergency rooms of the local hospitals
2: to have kids take & give their artwork to the residents of local nursing homes. 

#1: The art bags were an idea that I found at this site . I thought that giving locally would make it more tangible. Sophia & I gave 20 bags to Ridgedale Hospital last Oct. & now I have contacted the other hospitals in Carver County, & received more donations to create, right now, more then 30 art bags. Grandma Opal has wonderfully sewn 20 bags out of soft fleece. These are the items that I have found to go in them, that would make each bag cost approx $3.50 ea.: 6x9 sketch pad, watercolor pencils, stickers & a paintbrush. 

#2 I LOVE the idea of using art as a way to heal (this site is AMAZING!!), build community & spread happiness :) We have so many of Sophia's drawings/paintings that I am having to (gasp) throw some away. So, instead, I thought it would be great to give some to brighten up a sometimes dreary place. That's my second idea. So some of my Momma friends, & their little ones, are working on setting up times at the local nursing homes.

I will keep posting the progress!!!! Have a great day!