Finally I understand all the hype about Pinterest. Having received an invite, (thank you, Jessica!), I ventured over and saw firsthand how fun, fast & easy it really is!
Trust me. I am a mom who craves fun, fast & easy.
My very first “board” over at Pinterest was created for Cate and the girls in her Little Flowers group. (See original post here.)
I was teaching the girls about Art & Beauty, which is the January lesson from their book. (I know. We’re a month behind.) LOVED this lesson! We played an art identification game that I called “20 Questions and Tea”, and then spent a quarter hour over at the computer talking about the two featured artists, Mary Cassatt and William Bouguereau.
Pinterest came in very handy! The artwork I wanted to discuss was right there. Look, Mom! I actually pinned something down!
(Actually, my real mom would be like, “Pinterest?! What in the world are you talking about?!”)
(Okay. Look, Sarah! I’ve actually pinned something down!)
(And Sarah’s like, “Leave me alone. I’m birthin’ my baby.”)
After we looked at all the paintings, the girls and I talked about color blending.
They painted…
And giggled…
And created…
And learned.
I know I’ve already mentioned this, but I really really love the book we’re using for Cate’s Little Flowers group this year. Here’s an excerpt:
“As young ladies growing in service, personal virtue and now culture, it is important never to neglect the appreciation of the beautiful in this world.
“It will always bring you peace, discrimination in choosing activities, and make you more attractive to others. The more you learn to develop yourselves, the more you can give to others not only in what you do for them but merely in your example and the way you live. Good art develops your mind and raises the bar for the standard of how you live.”
Not surprisingly, I agree.
Finally, the girls and I took a “baking” break near the end of the lesson (because fine art is even better edible, right?) and here, as promised, is a printable copy of that recipe: Stained Glass Cookies.
And that’s that! If nothing else, I’ve learned how to pin something down this week! If you’d like an invite to Pinterest, let me know…and have a blessed, beautiful day.
Ed. Note: “Pinning it Down” is a weekly link-up hosted by Pam (Everyday Snapshots) and Sarah (Amongst Lovely Things). To see all of this week’s contributions, click here.
Oh how lovely! I love Mary Cassatt. Some of the older girls might want to read the novel Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper, about the relationship between the artist and her sister. It's very well done.
Okay … please send me an invite. Even though I'm scared of Pinterest. It calls to mind some alluring, alternate world that I might enter and never leave ….
Done, Karen!
I LOVE Pinterest! I finally figured it out and it's a wonderful place to keep all my ideas. I especially like the visual aspect of it. I hadn't heard of the weekly link-up party. I'll have to check it out next week. I'm trying really hard to start using some of the ideas I've pinned over there!
What a lovely bunch of girls, pins, and crafts. I think if used properly Pinterest can be the best tool. Karen, welcome to the dark side. One of my goals this weekend is to create a Downton Abbey board…
OK, I don't really get it. I get my ideas from blogs. I clicked on your link and then clicked on some recipe pictures that looked great, but couldn't find the recipe!! Now what good is that?
I don't get it.
I'm a simpleton, I tell you, I'm a simpleton.
I admire you ladies who use Pinterest for such worthwhile reasons. I just like the pretty pictures 🙂
Except that I'm like, NOT birthin' my baby, so I'm doing other worthwile, super-important things today. Like hanging out on Pinterest. Naturally.
I was going to say "Welcome to the Dark Side", but Pam beat me to it.
🙂
Cute girls, by the way. And cute projects, too, but really cute cute girls. 🙂
Pintrest is so fun!!
I would like an invite, too, please, Maggie. 🙂