{"id":9607,"date":"2018-08-02T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homanathome.com\/?p=9607"},"modified":"2024-02-13T17:25:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T00:25:06","slug":"sun-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homanathome.com\/2018\/08\/sun-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"Sun Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sun<\/a><\/p>\n

I love all the projects I share on this blog, but this project might be my favorite ever. From start to finish, this was a blast to do, and my 18 month old, my 3 year old, and a 8 and 10 year old that came to visit loved it. It really is a craft you can do with just about any age. <\/p>\n

It’s also dirt cheap and uber simple. I used flour sack towels from Walmart for the fabric background. They come in a pack of 5 for 7 bucks, and I cut one up for this project. We only used about half of it, leaving us with plenty of cotton fabric for future sun printing adventures. <\/p>\n

\"Sun<\/a><\/p>\n

The paint is literally just regular acrylic paint – again from Walmart for $0.50 a bottle. The secret to getting the sun print using regular paint is just to water it down. You can see the difference in the blue popsicle verses the others. The popsicle isn’t as sharp, and that’s because I was still getting the hang of how much water to add. What I discovered? More water = better!<\/p>\n

And the last material you need is cardstock. This is another place where watering down the paint is important. If you leave the paint too thick, your cardstock may stick to it and ruin the fun.<\/p>\n

The designs here use these printable templates: there are 2, one for the watermelon and flip-flop<\/a>, and one for the popsicle and sun.<\/a><\/p>\n

. I absolutely love how fun these little summer<\/a> images are, and I’m planning to do another set of templates in the future. Are there any designs you’d like to see? Leave a comment and let me know!<\/p>\n

Sun Painting, Step-by-Step<\/h2>\n

Materials<\/h3>\n