Art and crafting with a baby

i’ve been struggling with this too 😩 i’ll try after my baby goes to bed but by that point i’m usually exhausted and don’t have the motivation. and i’ll try during the day but i feel like as soon as i get started on something he needs me, and then the project gets left alone for however long. i’m sorry i don’t have any advice, but i’m there with you 😭

I have 3 kids and I usually just let them play while I’m painting or crocheting. I stay up late sometimes but it makes it harder in the mornings because i feel so tired. But I know it won’t last forever and that’s what kind of motivates me. One day I’m going to just be able to sit down and do crafting without the kids needing something but it kind of makes me sad because I’m going to miss them always talking to me and wanting to spend all their time with me. So just keep in mind go enjoy all the moments good and bad.

Same! Exhausted but want to craft so bad.

i craft when she’s playing or napping, and then when she’s put down for bed and i’m getting ready to go to bed too i knit to relax

Most of my crafts involve painting so I will normally set up a painting station for her to paint and then I can paint too. I really don’t worry about mess with her. I give her washable paint, a canvas drop cloth over the coffee table and her in a smock. I have hardwood floors so everything’s pretty easy clean up and she’s not a menace. She likes to paint her toes or stuff sometimes but never the walls. She goes right in the tub after. Put some music on and it’s honestly really fun. I take breaks between my craft and hers.