I keep seeing projects on transferring a picture to a canvas or a board.
I thought the boys might like a superhero spin on it.
I mostly followed this tutorial.
First the boys painted their boards(I just used what we had laying around).
The tutorial suggest using Acrylic paint dabbers because they are more chalky but I just used the regular kind because that is what we had on hand.
Then they laid the superhero picture (I just printed free coloring book pages online) of their choice on the wet paint.
Then comes the worst part when you are two little boys, waiting for it to dry.
It finally dried so then we sprayed them with a little bit of water and the boys started rubbing the paper away.
I was really sceptical that this would work but it did!
Superman turned out better then Spiderman.
I think it was because the Superman had thicker lines and my son painted his a lighter color.
We used Mod Podge to give it a little more personal touch.
Of course my son would write the C upside down when I cannot erase it…
Next time I think I will paint the mod podge over the whole thing so it all looks the same but my boys were really happy with them.
I do not do many crafts with my boys because I find it extremely stressful!
They are not careful at all and do not want to put much work into it.
So most of the time it takes an hour to set it up, and hour to clean up, and my boys only want to craft for about ten minutes.
How do you handle craft time craziness?
I guess I could line my whole house with newspaper and then just tear it off and throw it away…
I finally found a use for all those pinwheels I had laying around (failed project) after seeing this pinwheel wreath online!
I could make a pinwheel banner!
I knew I was not the first one with the idea so I googled it.
After seeing how several people hung theirs, I decided on just stringing it with twine.
I saw the idea here, she used a book. PLEASE do not use a book!!! I will be eternally grateful.
I am an avid book lover and can’t stand to see all these old books being cut up!
Some crafts stores carry scrapbook paper that looks very similar.
If you want to see more on my boys room, check out my post here.
To make a pinwheel you just need to cut a piece of paper in a square and make four cuts from the corners towards the middle.
The first couple I made I did exact measurements to make sure my cuts were perfect.
After about six or so I just started folding it and cutting…
I am lazy.
For the banner I just need to keep the pinwheel closed so I put a scrapbook brad in the middle.
It works best if you use a pin to poke a hole in it first.
Here are two I made that spin.
The one on the left has a scapbooking eyelet, a bead, and a pin.
The one on the right is just a push pin.
I have found the kind with the eyelet, pin, and bead to spin easier.
The dowel to mount it on can be bought at a craft store.
I really like it!
I hope my boys do not think it is something new to destroy…
