i did a fun project with the girls on sunday that i am using to decorate our new house with. i bought some canvases at hobby lobby (new favorite craft store), cut out letters of sayings that i found and lightly glued them on the canvas. i used a glue stick, just a little because you will be peeling the letters off at the end. once i got the letters in place i let the girls paint the canvases. i chose the colors i wanted each of them to use and let them do one color at a time. but other than that i let them do their thing. once the whole canvas was painted i carefully peeled the letters off. and this is what was left.

i think they turned out great. minus the fact that i put 2 of the a’s backwards on the one. sigh. oh well. the green and pink one is hanging in the girls room and the other one is in the foyer where i can see it coming down the hallway. this is perfect place to see the saying “keep calm and carry on” when i am often coming down the hallway after refereeing, disciplining or answering my 2378 question of the day.

if you are looking for a fun project for your kids and cheap but creative way to decorate with this is great project!