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These monogram signs are the perfect outdoor painting project for little and big artists. Take a walk outside before painting to collect flowers, pinecones, sticks and rocks that would make interresting stamps for your artwork. Material: Canvas, wood canvas or wood sign (I used a wood canvas and a wood sign I found at the Dollar Store) Acrylic paint  Sponge brushes (or sponges) Masking tape Pine cones, flowers, sticks, grass etc. Marker (I used a silver sharpee) Step 1: Paint the canvas with a neutral back color and let dry Write a letter in masking tape (the first letter of your family name or your children's name) tape a border around the canvas. Step 2: Using sponge brushes or sponges paint the canvas. Sponge paint around the masking tape letter. Step 3: Using the pine cone, flower, stick and other nature made paintbrushes to stamp and make patterns on the canvas. Step 4: Let the canvases dry in the sun. Step 5:...

The weather is getting nicer. It's a great time to get outside and male a mess! Rainbow wind painting What you need: Paint Straw Paper What you do: Pour globs of paint onto the paper in the order of a rainbow ROYGBIV Blow through the staw to push the paint accross the paper. When the paint is about halfway accross the paper, fold the page in half and press down. Push the paint towards the fold. Pull back both sides of the paper to see your rainbow. Butterfly Painting What you need: Paint and peper What you do: Pour dabs of paint on one side of the paper (close to the middle) Fold the paper in half and press the paint toward the center. Slowly open the paper to see you butterfly! Happy painting!