Masterpieces for Mickey Mouse

My four-year-old grandson, Mac, (who would correct me if reading this, pointing out he's  actually four and a half!) was pleased as could be that our villa at Walt Disney World included art supplies. Meaning, the typical pad of paper and pen one might typically find in a hotel room.

To Mac, that pad and pen were perfect tools for creating masterpieces he could hand off to Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and others we might run into on our Disney Grand Adventure. Unfortunately, Mac forgot to put his pics in his pocket the day we actually met Mickey, and the days he did remember, we had no luck in crossing paths with characters.

So I told Mac I'd take home his masterpieces for Mickey and the gang and post them in spots his Disney pals may see them. The renderings originally featured the artist's signature, Mac's real name, but in the name of online safety for my sweetie, I removed them. All the same, though, these are for you, Mickey, Minnie and more — from Mac, whose bloggy name must suffice.

Considering the talented artist is just four years old, I mean, four and a half years old, perhaps the Disney folks will be so pleased with his renderings they'll reserve a spot on their animation team for when Mac reaches twenty-four years old. Or maybe twenty-four and a half.

GRAND Social No. 193

I'm so happy you all are enjoying the GRAND Social and making use of the promotional opportunities for your post. I've been quite busy and unable to share each as I'd like, but as my Disney Grand Adventure has wound down, I look forward to spreading the news and grandparent blogger love! Link away, my friends!

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