Total Time Needed: 1 Hour
Shed some light on your child's artwork with a lamp shade made from past pictures.
Materials
- Crayon artwork
- Lightcolored lamp shade
- White glue or a commercial brand of decoupage matte
- Paintbrush
- Craft wire
- Small toy
Instructions
- Have your child pick out her favorite coloring creations: monsters, people, a landscape -- you name it. Cut out the shapes and glue them to the outside of the shade. If the shapes are too large, you can take them to a local copy shop to have them resized on a color photocopier.
- With a solution of three parts glue to one part water (or you can use a decoupage matte), paint over each of the cutouts on the shade, taking care to coat all the edges. Apply two or three coats, allowing the glue to dry between applications.
- Use the craft wire to attach the small toy to the end of the pull chain.
