A morning out with Haley and Carlie

We went to a place called Color Me Mine with Haley and Carlie a few Saturday's back to paint some pottery. Haley and Sophia were earning the Pottery Girl Scout badge which is to be worn on the front of their vests.  Only earned awards are worn on the front of the vest. Everything else is called a "fun" patch and is worn on the back of the uniform.  Carlie and Lilly will receive a fun patch for participating in "pottery fun". 

Sophia and Haley got a quick tour of the facility and learned about the process of creating a finished piece of art.   I think the tour-giver said the ovens heat up to 1,300 degrees and after a green glaze has been applied the painted pieces get "fired" for 24 hours.  Then they cool.....for a few days.

Sophia chose a cat piggy bank and a DAD piece to give to Will for Christmas.  She painted it in Redskins colors. Lilly chose to paint a snowman ornament for baby Caroline and a cat piggy bank for herself.  

The store just called me and the pieces are ready for pickup.  I can't wait to see how cool all of it is.

The girls also had to get some hands-on experience with clay so we bought some modeling clay (that never dries out!) and made a few things.  Sophia did the Rudolph and I did most of the little figures.