Monday, June 24, 2019

Painting in the Hospital: Senior Gifts

I don’t miss a lot of school. I’d never missed more than 2 days in a row aside from maternity leaves but that all changed the last month of school! Somehow I ended up with pneumonia. I stayed home from school for 3 days and then ended up in the hospital for 2 more after I “failed” outpatient antibiotics. It was tough being away from my family, little stressful making plans for school (but would have been worse without my awesome sub), and a little boring being stuck by myself in a hospital room. Luckily my husband was able to follow the directions I gave him to find all my watercolor supplies so I could work on gifts for my graduating seniors. 
This was one of the get well soon cards a kindergartner made me. I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to say “I love paints” but I love that it says “pants”. :)

 I don’t have one “thing” I do for my seniors every year. This year I made 5x7 inch watercolor paintings based on the students’ interests. They didn’t take me an unreasonable amount of time to complete, they made a nice gift when I slipped them into affordable frames, and it kept me entertained in the hospital!
Here are the supplies I used:
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When my oldest sons visited they made requests for paintings too. Their paintings are the “rainbow bunny” and chameleon in the lower right. 

While I don’t recommend getting stuck in the hospital, I do suggest having art supplies to keep yourself busy if you find yourself in that situation!


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