Sharpies and cereal boxes
Here’s another great idea I found on Salt and Chocolate — coloring on cereal boxes with Sharpies! I actually had a drawer full of cereal boxes awaiting some unknown crafty purpose, so this art activity worked out perfectly!
I used to be against coloring books and coloring pages, because I wanted my kids to learn to create their own art, free of any restrictions. My thinking has evolved, and now we do a mix of freehand drawing, books that teach step by step drawing, and plain old coloring in the lines.
Just cut and open up cereal boxes, draw some outlined shapes, and let the kids color in as they like. I also like to draw oval head shapes with ears and a neck (got this idea from Brooke at Inchmark) and let the kids finish the faces — like this…
Get a pack of colored Sharpies on Amazon ($9.44)
Get your cereal boxes by entering my Post Cereal Giveaway! (ends this Wednesday!)
Here’s another great idea I found on Salt and Chocolate — coloring on cereal boxes with Sharpies! I actually had a drawer full of cereal boxes awaiting some unknown crafty purpose, so this art activity worked out perfectly!
I used to be against coloring books and coloring pages, because I wanted my kids to learn to create their own art, free of any restrictions. My thinking has evolved, and now we do a mix of freehand drawing, books that teach step by step drawing, and plain old coloring in the lines.
Just cut and open up cereal boxes, draw some outlined shapes, and let the kids color in as they like. I also like to draw oval head shapes with ears and a neck (got this idea from Brooke at Inchmark) and let the kids finish the faces — like this…
Get a pack of colored Sharpies on Amazon ($9.44)
Get your cereal boxes by entering my Post Cereal Giveaway! (ends this Wednesday!)
Posted Monday, August 20, 2012 in Activity
Thanks for this! I need to start eating more cereal! Will do this with my grands!
I suppose any box would work — macaroni and cheese, crackers, granola bars — although I do like the cereal boxes because they’re nice and big!
Dear FunfindsforMoms,
Our family just loves your blog. We all look forward to reading the next best creative idea. I especially like the recent idea on ‘recyling the box’ with sharpies. Great!
However, one thing that disappoints our family is that Post cereal insists on adding sugar unnecessarily to already sweet cereal. It breaks our heart that we can’t get a delicious raison brand cereal without the added sugar. We have had to switch cereals recently because of the sugar content.
Because your site is sharing wonderful creative ideas, perhaps, Post might consider a popular health idea of no added sugar or corn sugar, syrup? As the literature, mainstream and otherwise has proven beyond a a doubt, Sugar is very bad for children -Sugar affects everything from their pancreas to their neurological behaviors!
We love FunfindsforMoms.
Lorrie Beth
Thanks so much for sharing your feedback, Lorrie Beth. I’m with you on cutting back on sugar. (Have you read the book Little Sugar Addicts? I highly recommend it.) We mix our more sugary cereals with others that have no sugar. I have a feeling with the public’s growing concern about sugar, companies will be cutting back on sugar content in lots of foods. For now, Post Cereal does have a zero sugar option — Post Shredded Wheat Original.