Two weekends ago we hosted a Silly Nilly craft day. We call them "Mom's Time Out" because they get a few hours to themselves while we have the pleasure of crafting with their kiddos. I am always inspired by their excitement and the way they see art in a pure and simple way. The group ranged from ages 3-8. If you've ever done crafts with kids, you know that is a crazy range to try to control the glue from free flowing all over the place, but we did. They did a fantastic job as you can see from the following pictures. I love Silly Nilly Days!
We decoupaged frames. We were going to decoupage jewelry boxes as well, but we decided to paint them instead because we ran out of time. The frames were the star of the show. The boxes were something only a mother could love. They were a mess. In the end, the kids really loved learning how to decoupage and it was super easy. In my book, I consider that a success.
When they first arrived, I took pictures of each of our friends so we would have a photo of a clean kiddo to use in the frame.
HOW TO DECOUPAGE A WOODEN FRAME
1. We tore pieces of paper into different shapes.
2. We cut out butterflies, crabs, and fish (because those were the paper cutters that I had in the studio. By the way, when Micheal's has a 50% off coupon I always use it to purchase a Martha Stewart paper cutter. I am not a scrapbooker, but it always comes in handy with crafts for the kids and at 50% off, it is well worth it).
3. Layer by layer, the kids glued the pieces of paper with Mod Podge to the frames. Once everything was in place, we painted another layer of Mod Podge over the top. We used the gloss so it gave it a shiny finish.
4. We took a snack break while the glue dried and I cleaned up the craft area.
5. Once the glue was dry (it didn't take long) they came back and chose 3-D flowers and paper cutouts to glue to the top of the frame.
The best thing about the day was all the comments I heard from the kids. They were so concerned about doing a good job for their mom's. Some of the comments were, "I need to make this perfect for my mom because I love her so much," and "I really hope she likes the colors that I chose for this frame." They really love their mommy's!
You can always tell we had a good time when someone goes home with paint on thier nose, right? Thanks for letting us craft with your little friends. We loved our Silly Nilly Day!
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SILLY NILLY DAY IDEA LIST:
#2 Find a field of wildflowers!
#4 Crafty Playdate for Thanksgiving (Mom's Time Out)
#6 Create a paper snowflake wonderland
#7—A very special Silly Nilly Day and Winter Wonderland!
#8—Decoupage craft day for Mother's Day!