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:

  1. DeniseFebruary 1, 2010 at 12:09 AM

    Wow, very awesome.

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  2. BuckeroomamaFebruary 1, 2010 at 12:10 AM

    Amazing detail on the ammo. :)

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  3. Julie DanielleFebruary 1, 2010 at 2:03 AM

    He is so creative!

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  4. SusieFebruary 1, 2010 at 3:26 AM

    He is very creative!

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  5. really.trulyFebruary 1, 2010 at 4:17 AM

    Wow, he is super creative.

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  6. MoFebruary 1, 2010 at 4:30 AM

    those are intense! haha!

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  7. Kathy C.February 1, 2010 at 4:55 AM

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

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  8. nataliFebruary 1, 2010 at 5:01 AM

    Wow! Creative little guy!

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  9. Sawatzky familyFebruary 1, 2010 at 5:10 AM

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

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  10. jen@odbtFebruary 1, 2010 at 5:23 AM

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

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  11. LaurencitaFebruary 1, 2010 at 5:28 AM

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

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  12. KimberlyFebruary 1, 2010 at 5:40 AM

    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!

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  13. StacyFebruary 1, 2010 at 5:48 AM

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

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  14. Collette@JesuslovesmumsFebruary 1, 2010 at 5:59 AM

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

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  15. The imPerfect HousewifeFebruary 1, 2010 at 6:05 AM

    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 ~ ♥

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  16. ParsleyFebruary 1, 2010 at 6:12 AM

    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.

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  17. Maude LynnFebruary 1, 2010 at 6:26 AM

    Wow! Those are really good!

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  18. Kimberly@PrettyPinkMommaFebruary 1, 2010 at 6:46 AM

    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!

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  19. Kelli WFebruary 1, 2010 at 7:19 AM

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

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  20. Alicia The SnowflakeFebruary 1, 2010 at 7:27 AM

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

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  21. Mommy, I'm HomeFebruary 1, 2010 at 8:05 AM

    He sure is creative!

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  22. CarinFebruary 1, 2010 at 8:28 AM

    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!

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  23. Liz MaysFebruary 1, 2010 at 8:44 AM

    They're actually quite detailed!

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  24. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2010 at 9:08 AM

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

    Glad to be following your blog.

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  25. DarcieFebruary 1, 2010 at 9:09 AM

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

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  26. KellyFebruary 1, 2010 at 10:10 AM

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

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  27. amandaFebruary 1, 2010 at 11:28 AM

    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)

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  28. KaceyFebruary 1, 2010 at 12:01 PM

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

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  29. Bibi @ Bibi's Culinary JourneyFebruary 1, 2010 at 12:58 PM

    Very creative, I must say.

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  30. PilarFebruary 1, 2010 at 1:31 PM

    So talented!

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  31. HeleneFebruary 1, 2010 at 2:08 PM

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

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  32. MichelleFebruary 1, 2010 at 5:17 PM

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

    I have a little something for you on my blog.

    http://apudiem.blogspot.com/2010/02/sunshine-award.html

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  33. He & Me + 3February 1, 2010 at 7:12 PM

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

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  34. LeslieFebruary 1, 2010 at 7:38 PM

    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!

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  35. Muthering HeightsFebruary 1, 2010 at 7:58 PM

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

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  36. MostlygroceryFebruary 1, 2010 at 11:04 PM

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

    -Paul Wynn

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  37. StephanieFebruary 2, 2010 at 5:22 AM

    Wowzers!!!!!!!

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

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  38. NinaFebruary 2, 2010 at 9:50 AM

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

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  39. Personalized Sketches and SentimentsFebruary 3, 2010 at 1:08 PM

    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!

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  40. Mamí♥PictureFebruary 3, 2010 at 11:07 PM

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

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