Spending waiting time creatively

Are you going on a holiday with young kids in tow?  Note that there will be times when there are transportation delays due to the weather or traffic.  There is also a likelihood of logistical errors. It defeats the purpose of spending quality family time together if each of you are on your mobile phones to while the time away.

So, bring along colouring pens or a multi colour retractable ballpoint pen like this so you can all while away your time creatively.

You should be able to find drawing material to work with from brochures, which are blank on one side.

You can find them at the airports or shops you will be visiting.  You should not have any problem finding writing papers in the hotels you stay in.  You can also use the napkins from the restaurant you ate at.  For me, I can make use of the papers I printed the itineraries on.

You will also need a die to help you to decide what each of you should draw to create the abstract art.

If you do not have one, just do an online search for "roll dice" and you will be able to find one online to work with.  Check this link out and you will see what I mean.

Watch this video to see how you can start on this creative endeavour to while away your waiting time.

As for the patterns to work with, do a search for "play abstract Roll and Draw" on Pinterest and you will find a wide variety of patterns to play with.  Alternatively, you can get your children to prepare the patterns on a stack of playing cards that you no longer use.  In that way, you do not need a die to start.  Just pick a card out from the stack to start drawing the pattern chosen.

That should keep the children occupied and restrain them from becoming overly excited about traveling for the holidays.