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As a mother I am always looking for activities that both my daughter and I will enjoy. The year before last for Mother’s day my daughter and I took a Mommy and Me painting class. I’ve been obsessed with painting ever since. (Hence the launch of my shop!) My daughter loves to paint too. Recently I was trying to come up with a simple canvas painting for kids that the two of us could do with my three year old nephew.
For me painting is a stress relief. It is a way for me to relax and decompress after a long day or a long week. For children and toddlers though painting is an amazing way to stimulate a child’s brain and develop their inner creativity. It helps develop fine motor skills and hand-eye-coordination. Painting also helps build cognitive memory, builds concentration, and develops spatial intelligence. So doing simple canvas painting with my nephew is not only helping him grow but helping me relax.
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