Love Handprint Canvas

Activity, Grades , Seasonal, Prang, Fall

Description

Warm those cool fall days with a canvas of love that can be treasured for years to come.

Supplies Needed

Prang^® Watercolors
Prang^® Washable Tempera Paint
Ticonderoga^® pencil
Square Canvas (about 10" x 10")
Painters Tape
Vinyl Letters "L" and "E" (about 3")
Ruler
Paint brushes

Instructions

1

Create four-square grid layout using ruler and Ticonderoga® pencil. Lightly mark each side of canvas at center. Mark center point of canvas.

2

Center the vinyl letter "L" in the top left quadrant. Center the vinyl letter "E" in the bottom right quadrant.

3

Cover all of top left and bottom right quadrants with Prang® tempera paint. (Note: Tempera paint is made to be semitransparent, as it makes the paint brighter. Because the background color may affect how the tempera paint color appears, choose a coordinating color for best results.) When paint is dry, remove painter's tape and vinyl letters.

4

To make the "O", paint hand with Prang® tempera and place in top right quadrant. (Note: For very small children you can also trace their hand using a Ticonderoga® pencil, then fill in with paint.)

5

To make the "V", paint feet with Prang® tempera paint and place in the bottom left quadrant in a V shape. (Note: If child's feet are too large you can trace around a vinyl letter "V" with a Ticonderoga® pencil, remove vinyl letter then fill in with paint.)