My hubby is a big Star Wars fan. Huge.
Me? Not so much.
But this past Christmas, I wanted to give him something from the girls that would be meaningful, easy to make and extra special, in honour of Star Wars The Force Awakens. I call these Force Footprints.
The project is actually very simple. You'll need some feet, obviously, and a piece of canvas or board. I opted for canvas, as I'll hang it on a wall, somewhere, eventually. I used regular acrylic paint from the dollar store, applied with a foam brush. And for some parts, you'll need a steady hand.
First you paint your child's feet (one at a time) with paint and place on the board. I immediately wipe with baby wipes before heading into the bath. In this case, every character was a different colour paint, and for Yoda, the heel was green and the body was brown.
Allow the footprints to dry completely.
Now's the time you can get creative. With a really thin brush, you're going to paint all the details onto each character and bring them to life. You can also use a thin Sharpie marker for the finer details. Seeing as I'm not an uber fan, I had to reference some photos online and I think I did a pretty good job -- at least Donny said so!
And there you have it. I dated the back so we can always remember the year The Force Awakens was released. Plus, we have the footprints to go along!
Me? Not so much.
But this past Christmas, I wanted to give him something from the girls that would be meaningful, easy to make and extra special, in honour of Star Wars The Force Awakens. I call these Force Footprints.
The project is actually very simple. You'll need some feet, obviously, and a piece of canvas or board. I opted for canvas, as I'll hang it on a wall, somewhere, eventually. I used regular acrylic paint from the dollar store, applied with a foam brush. And for some parts, you'll need a steady hand.
First you paint your child's feet (one at a time) with paint and place on the board. I immediately wipe with baby wipes before heading into the bath. In this case, every character was a different colour paint, and for Yoda, the heel was green and the body was brown.
Allow the footprints to dry completely.
Now's the time you can get creative. With a really thin brush, you're going to paint all the details onto each character and bring them to life. You can also use a thin Sharpie marker for the finer details. Seeing as I'm not an uber fan, I had to reference some photos online and I think I did a pretty good job -- at least Donny said so!
And there you have it. I dated the back so we can always remember the year The Force Awakens was released. Plus, we have the footprints to go along!
This is AWESOME!
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