Canvas Knock Off

I fell in love with two pictures on Etsy for my son's woodland themed room, but they were way pricey to have printed on canvas. That's when I decided to do it myself. They aren't perfect, but they are great for a kid's room.

You will need:

- canvas in the size of your choice

- printed pictures

- acrylic paint

- foam brushes

- modge podge 

I printed my pictures in 8x10 and  used 8x10 canvas. 

First I painted the edges of the frame gray (choose a color that works for you and your pictures). Once the paint is dry put a layer of modge podge on the top of the canvas and then place your picture on top. 

Let it dry. You may need to trim the edges of the picture with an exacto-knife. 

Then put a layer of modge podge overtop of the picture. While it is wet, take another canvas and place it on top. Press down and the lift up. This gives it the texture and look of a professional canvas. 

Let dry and hang!

Birth Stats Wooden Plaque

I wanted to display B's birth stats in a unique way for his woodland room, so I decided to use a wooden plaque! 

How'd I do it? I created my stats in Microsoft Word and then flipped the image. 

Once flipped, I printed the image and taped it to the plaque. I then lightly wetted the paper and used the back of a sharpie to rub the ink onto the wood. Be gentle, so you don't tear the paper. 

I let it dry for a few minutes before peeling the paper off. It took a few days to dry out. 

Edible Cloud Dough

My little guy has been to the beach, but he was 6 months and then 8 months old. There wasn't a lot of playing going on. So, I decided that I would

Make edible cloud dough on the next rainy day. 

1. It is a great rainy day activity to wear them out.

2. They can taste it without worrying about sand diapers.

3. It is easy to make.

4. You can teach how to play in "sand" won't out worrying about the dough hurting their eyes.

What do you use? 

1/4 cup of vegetable (or canola) oil

Per 2 cups of all purpose flour. You can add oil based food coloring (like for icing/candies - but it is messier - no thanks for me). 

I put a disposable table cloth down and tray (you could make more and use a large plastic bin). You can save it, but I do not at first because it gets yucky when they are putting things in their mouth still.

B had a blast! He played for about 45 minutes and then had a bath. Clean up was easy because I could throw away the materials once I bundled up the table cloth.