Lasting Impressions

Exploring fun things to do with the Minion is one of the items in my to-do list for 2017. I would have mentioned about it here.  When you live in a place where the 'Weather Gods' show absolutely no mercy but treat you only with brutality, you have very less options. I just cannot wait for summer already!

So, while I  was trying to look for options to do with an almost 5 months old baby, I stumbled upon pottery studios where you can take the feet and hand impressions of the baby  on a ceramic plate and get it fired to make the impressions last forever.

A quick google search and I found the nearest pottery studio to be within 2 mi radius which was perfect.We chose to do it on the new year's day. It was a cute little studio and very welcoming. Perfect for a mom-kid/dad-kid/family date. There were so many kids having fun with their families. The Minion was too small to actually enjoy the experience and we had to rush back home once our work was done. This will definitely be something that I would like to do with her again once she is old enough to sit back and enjoy.

We have to dab paint on a ceramic plate with a color of our choice. Once it is done, the plate is set to dry for about 10 minutes.Then comes the work of the little artist.She was pretty good the whole time but freaked out when we forced her to open her palm. We were almost about to give up when the husband successfully got the hand impression.

The final output turned out really cute. The alignments may not have turned out perfect but hey, that's the best we could do with a 4.5 months old. And that definitely wouldn't make it any less special!

Most importantly, the little artist got tired from the drive and all the painting that she came back home and slept for 2 hours which doesn't happen that often. So it's a win!