craftgrrl | Crafting with kids: model horses

My friend & former co-worker Margie introduced me to the art/craft of resculpting model horses (one artist's explanation here), and I thought it was pretty neat. Last weekend, looking for a gift for a 6yo, I stumbled across Breyer kits and couldn't resist this one for my 5yo daughter.

Victoria devoured the booklet that explained horse coloration and how to paint special kinds of horse colors and how to mix paint... she's a great reader, but the content was a little overwhelming. Her eyes lit up when I suggested making fairy tale horses. That got rid of worries about "doing it right" (she's a budding perfectionist). She instructed me to paint mine in purple, and she would do pinks & blues. She painted on a saddle. I played with mixing & shading colors like I used to do for D&D miniatures -- we both had a lot of fun.

Now introducing ... our Bippity Boppity Boo horses!