{"id":5325,"date":"2011-11-29T22:02:50","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T14:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/?p=5325"},"modified":"2011-12-21T11:20:25","modified_gmt":"2011-12-21T03:20:25","slug":"ello-elephant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/?p=5325","title":{"rendered":"Ello Elephant!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/elephantparade.com\/cities\/singapore-2011\" target=\"_blank\">Elephant Parade<\/a> is here and when we were out shopping last weekend, after checking out the numerous awesome designs (on the elephants) &#8230; Fitzand was attracted by a mini elephant sculpture painting activity in a corner. Luckily he preferred to paint one at home &#8230; otherwise I might have to wait there for hours before he can finish one. That is if he has the patience to sit there that long. Anyway &#8230; we picked up a blank elephant sculpture and headed home. I saved ten bucks because we didn&#8217;t have to go for the set that comes with a few little tubs of acrylic paint since I still have some at home.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-painting-the-elephant\/Fitzand---28-Nov-2011---01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"679\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Fitzand all warmed up to start painting!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-painting-the-elephant\/Fitzand---28-Nov-2011---02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Happy and proud of his little elephant!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-painting-the-elephant\/Fitzand---28-Nov-2011---03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-painting-the-elephant\/Fitzand---28-Nov-2011---04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>I was a little worried that he&#8217;ll drop it!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-painting-the-elephant\/Fitzand---28-Nov-2011---05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Work starts!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-painting-the-elephant\/Fitzand---28-Nov-2011---06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-painting-the-elephant\/Fitzand---28-Nov-2011---07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-painting-the-elephant\/Fitzand---28-Nov-2011---08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I was his assistant during the whole process. He will make me wash the brush, pick the colors he wants &#8230; help him squeeze the paint on the palette (which he will then happily mix) and wipe away the mess. Pretty amazing I could still manage to snap some photos eh?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-painting-the-elephant\/Fitzand---28-Nov-2011---09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-painting-the-elephant\/Fitzand---28-Nov-2011---10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>He was very detail in the painting. No spot were left (I think) unpainted.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-painting-the-elephant\/Fitzand---28-Nov-2011---11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-painting-the-elephant\/Fitzand---28-Nov-2011---12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Thank God the elephant is pretty small &#8230; otherwise I might have to buy a few buckets of paint for him.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-painting-the-elephant\/Fitzand---28-Nov-2011---13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-painting-the-elephant\/Fitzand---28-Nov-2011---14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>I did thought of getting one for myself but I am sure he&#8217;ll kidnap mine when he sees it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-painting-the-elephant\/Fitzand---28-Nov-2011---15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-painting-the-elephant\/Fitzand---28-Nov-2011---16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I had to be very alert during the whole process as I was really worried he&#8217;ll accidentally drop the elephant. I don&#8217;t mind getting him a replacement but I am sure he&#8217;ll be crying the whole night!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-painting-the-elephant\/Fitzand---28-Nov-2011---17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-painting-the-elephant\/Fitzand---28-Nov-2011---18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">See the ears (in the photo below)? After adding that patch of white &#8230; he told me &#8216;Look daddy! It is like the sea and the sun coming up!&#8217;. Hmm &#8230; sunrise!!! He has very wild imagination!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-painting-the-elephant\/Fitzand---28-Nov-2011---19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He still wants to add some designs to it before I finally give it a layer of lacquer. Ermm &#8230; this means my work is not over yet too. Lol.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-painting-the-elephant\/fitzand-28-nov-2011-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Don&#8217;t ask me why he added a cross on the elephant&#8217;s bum!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I asked him what he wanna name the elephant and he told me &#8216;I call him <strong>ELLO<\/strong>!&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Elephant Parade is here and when we were out shopping last weekend, after checking out the numerous awesome designs (on the elephants) &#8230; Fitzand was attracted by a mini elephant sculpture painting activity in a corner. 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