Monday, February 1, 2010

DON'T CALL THE ATF

My son Eli is always doing something with his hands. He loves to draw, paint, and build things. Yes, and he is the one who painted the clown. Seriously, give him some regular paper, tape (any kind), and scissors and he will come up with some pretty creative things! And it's amazing how he really pays attention to detail. If I saved everything he made, my house would be decorated with paper objects.

One of his favorite things to make are guns. We're talking machine guns, rifles, pistols, and whatever else kind of guns are out there. I don't even know their names.

He made a "set" the other day and I just had to take a picture of them because after a few days he's on to something new, and they just get thrown in the garbage.

I don't know what the name of the one on top is, but the one on the bottom is obviously a machine gun.
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His sniper rifle and bazooka. I think that's what it's called.
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Look at the detail of those bullets!
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Who knows, his future may be weaponry design.
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40 comments:

Denise said...

Wow, very awesome.

Buckeroomama said...

Amazing detail on the ammo. :)

Julie Danielle said...

He is so creative!

Susie said...

He is very creative!

really.truly said...

Wow, he is super creative.

Mo said...

those are intense! haha!

Kathy C. said...

Wow, well it will definitely be design of some sort! How neat that he has such a wonderfully creative mind - it's a gift! :)

natali said...

Wow! Creative little guy!

Sawatzky family said...

LOL! These are great! My son Jack is very inspired! :b
What is it with boys and guns?...lol

jen@odbt said...

Boys will be boys. He's quite creative and what an imagination.

Laurencita said...

Oh! yes, he is really very creative...

Kimberly said...

You know Alicia, I think your son is seriously talented. I mean, what kid thinks to make something like that? And with such good results? I'm impressed!

Stacy said...

He is very creative!!! My boys like doing anything with guns too!

Collette@Jesuslovesmums said...

These are great! My Jacob would love them as he loves guns too!
Collette xxxx

The imPerfect Housewife said...

You get bonus points from me for posting that!! I'm so tired of people with their noses in the air judging everybody - can you tell I'm venting??? He IS very creative and I think you're an awesome mom ~ ♥

Parsley said...

He's quite the artist and so creative! I would call the NRA because they'd be proud of his design. It's the ATF you need to worry about and frankly... well, I better not go down that road. Let's just say it's another government agency that I'm not too fond of.

Maude Lynn said...

Wow! Those are really good!

Kimberly@PrettyPinkMomma said...

Boys and guns, I swear no matter what you do they are fascinated with them. My boys are constantly creating guns out of legos and K'nex. Your son is very creative with his - very impressive!

Kelli W said...

Wow! Those are some impressive creations! Looks like something my boys would try to make too!

Alicia The Snowflake said...

Definitely a boy thing! He did a great job at making them look realistic. What a creative fella!

Mommy, I'm Home said...

He sure is creative!

Carin said...

Oh wow that is so cool! what a creative guy he is! I need to show this to my boys.... or not... I don't know how much paper I have in the house.LOL. Great job!

Liz Mays said...

They're actually quite detailed!

Anonymous said...

You must have done something right, fostering that creativity! Nice work!

Glad to be following your blog.

Darcie said...

WOW..what an imagination along with an eye for detail. I assume you go through a lot of paper at your house. ;-)

Kelly said...

So funny how their creativity changes over time and w/ age!! Great job though... how is your paper budget?

amanda said...

how creative! i love seeing the kid's creativity flow out of them. and as a homeschooling mom you can let him do whatever it is that he wants to create!! :0)

Kacey said...

Wow! That is cool. My boys still think straws are guns. LOL

Bibi @ Bibi's Culinary Journey said...

Very creative, I must say.

Pilar said...

So talented!

Helene said...

Wow, the details are amazing. He's thought of everything! I'm telling you, he's gonna be famous one day!

Michelle said...

He sure has an eye for detail.
Very Good!!

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He & Me + 3 said...

I am very impressed. Such cool art! Great job! What is it with boys...they can turn anything into some sort of weapon. lOL

Leslie said...

Boys are so funny like that! I remember when mine was little I wouldn't buy guns for him because I thought they were kind of violent. Didn't matter, he did like your son did and would make them out of whatever was handy!

Muthering Heights said...

Wow, he did a very good job...your family is so artistic!

Mostlygrocery said...

Forget ATF! Call MIT, that boy is going to be an engineer!@

-Paul Wynn

Stephanie said...

Wowzers!!!!!!!

I'm amazed at his creativity! Those bullets are insane!

Nina said...

I just love the creativity that they can produce sometimes. So cute, even if it is a weapon. LOL....

Personalized Sketches and Sentiments said...

Wow! Definitely talent here! It is so good that you have photos of all he's created! I remember when our son was first born, I did not want an toy guns for him to play with. ...but at 18 months, seriously??? he would hang on to the arm of our couch and make shooting noises! haha
...or pick up anything (like a stick) and pretend... so for his 2nd birthday, one of his gifts he got was a set of cowboy guns and a holster!
How different our daughters and son were. The girls were girly-girls! And our son...even when he was itty-bitty, he was all about balls, cars, etc...

Blessings & Aloha!

Mamí♥Picture said...

aww so creative...☺ he is very talented!