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Real ReviewsSocial Painting for KIDS!
You’ve taken the kids bowling, tobogganing, to the movies, indoor playgrounds, glow in the dark golf, laser shoot-outs - hey I know – we’re all running out of ideas once our kids hit six or seven! So the paintlounge not only sounded like a really neat concept, it had the makings a new, original, and creative outing for the kids, and to top it off it’s right here in Markham. So over the winter break I gathered together a gang of four creative kids and took them with me to check it out.
Our group consisted of myself, my two sons and two girls – ages ranging between 6 and 12 years. Everyone was given an apron to wear - essential attire for all of us! The paint 'buffet' was pointed out to us - acrylic paints are set out in pump bottles, pots are filled with an assortment of brushes, along with other materials you might want to experiment with - there was lots of freedom to use whatever we wanted.
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of us had our own, very different ideas of what we wanted to paint – half the fun was observing and commenting
on each others pieces as they came to life. I think the kids would have been happy to spend another 2 or 3 hours
just painting endlessly. It was a really positive experience for all of us, my kids are asking if we can go back again. They have their artwork proudly displayed in their bedrooms, but have already started planning their next masterpieces.
Visit them online at: www.paintlounge.ca Written by Justine Orr Mohan of Child's Life. |
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have a creative disposition, I'm drawn to anything colourful, quirky or artsy. So when I heard about the 
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like that you don’t
need to have any artistic skills to participate, it’s not about that, it’s more the act of painting
with friends that’s the fun bit. It couldn't be easier, just book an easel, show up, and the young ladies
will set you up. They’ll even start you out with some creative direction and visual reference if you look
like you need it… like us! [Great 
As it happened we had decided to do one 18" x18" canvas each, which took about
45 minutes to an hour to complete. While our canvases dried the kids enjoyed a fresh lemonade from the cafe and
doodled at the tables while discussing the art on the walls and in the cool art books on the tables. 
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