This kid’s craft project would make the perfect gift for Mom on Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, a Birthday or Christmas. It can be customized for specific holidays and special occasions. The one that I’m featuring in my post was made by my 5 1/2 year old grandson. He did a great job!

Kid’s Crafts – Personalized Painted Wall Art for Mom

White Canvas Art Board (any size over 8×10)
Acrylic Craft Paint (We used Jade Green)
Paint Brush, Water Dish, Paper Towels
Scrapbooking Paper
Scrapbooking Glue Stick
Black Permanent Marker
Photograph of the Child
Scissors
Decoupage Glossy Glue and Sealer
Foam Brush

We had my grandson pose for the photograph like he was blowing kisses to his mom. Snapped the photo and then printed it out. Use a black marker to outline the child and given him/her a little boarder to help the image pop. Use scissors to cut around the image.

Let the child select the color for their background. Grandson’s favorite color is green, so he selected a jade green color. Give them paint and paint brush. Cover the entire canvas art board with paint, including the sides. Set it aside to dry for 1 hour.

To add the hearts we used scrapbooking paper with a printed heart design. Cut out a few hearts in various sizes from different printed paper. We used 5 hearts because he was 5 years old.

Once the paint is dry you will use the scrapbooking glue stick to attach the photo and paper hearts onto the canvas art board as shown in the photograph. Use a black permanent marker to add your desired wording. We used “I’m sending you love Here…Catch!” onto the one that we made. Let everything dry for 30 minutes.

Dip a foam brush into the Decoupage Glossy Finish Glue and Sealer. Cover the entire board with it. We were generous with the amount that we used. Once dry this sealer will protect the artboard. You won’t have to worry about the paint color fading, chipping, or cracking. Let dry overnight.

This would make a great gift for Mom or Grandmom. Change up the wording and make one for Dad and Grandpa too! They would make a great…personalized gift!

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These painted patriotic USA flag mason jar lid ornaments can be used year round. You can hang them up on peg hooks, knobs, used to decorate during the summer holidays, hang them on your Christmas tree, etc. They’re made from recycled metal mason jar lids (seals) along with acrylic craft paint.

I do a lot of home canning and always save my used mason jar seals to use in various craft projects throughout the year. You’ll find several of those projects posted on the TCC blog. You want to wash them in warm, soapy water, rinse them clean. Towel dry. Once they’re dry you can use them in your arts and craft projects.

The metal mason jar lids are thin and we’re able to use a high-quality hole punch to get our hanging hole at the top. If you don’t have one…use a drill bit and hammer. Make sure the reserve side is flat and smooth after punching your hole. If not, tap the rough edges with a hammer.

My 12 year old granddaughter made the one shown in the photograph. She painted the front and back with 2 coats of dark navy blue acrylic craft paint. You’ll want to allow 30-45 minutes of drying time between coats.  She then decorated it with a combination of acrylic paints and acrylic paint pens that we picked up from Amazon.

She used red acrylic paint to make a large rectangle to serve as the flag. After it was dry she used a navy blue, red and white paint pens to add all of the accents: stars and stripes. Below the flag she wrote U.S.A. and added a white polka dot border to add a little more color and pizzazz.

Once dry take it outside and spray it with 1-2 light coats of a clear acrylic spray sealer. It will protect the painted surface from chipping, fading and cracking. It can then be displayed indoors or outside. Use clear fishing line to make a loop by knotting the two ends together. Loop it through the hole for hanging. That’s it…quick, easy and you’re done! I think she did a wonderful job!!!

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