How to Personalize Your School Bags : Draw on and Paint Your BackPacks

How to Personalize Your School Bags : Draw on and Paint Your BackPacks

Last week I wrote about my daughter’s backpack and how I personalized her backpack by drawing on it with Sharpie markers.  Sarah loves the way I customized her new school book bag and is very excited to start school tomorrow to show off her new backpack. My oldest son, Ben, also wanted me to customize his new school backpack. The one thing that I didn’t like about the way Sarah’s backpack turned out is that the marker’s colors didn’t show up on the background color of her book bag very well because the bag was too dark. Ben’s book bag is black so I knew that I had to either paint one part of his bag white (so I could paint or draw on it) or paint on canvas and glue / sew the canvas on to the bag. I decided to do the latter. I had some extra canvas in my basement and I decided to put it to good use.

My son Ben LOVES Legos. The kid does nothing but build with Legos.  So a few weeks ago I started painting a Lego City mural in his room. It is huge so I haven’t gotten very far on it yet, but I decided to draw a Lego Superheroes backpack to go with his new wall. I copied above an image of his partly done mural (it is going to be on 3 of his walls so I need to get busy).

You don’t have to be a an artist to paint and or draw on your backpack, but if you or your child loves to draw, then this book bag painting craft will be even more fun for you or your child. Nobody else will have the same exact knapsack as you…it will be a great keepsake to keep for years to come. It would also be neat to make a different personalized backpack every year so that you can put all of your special projects from that year in your personalized book bag from that year. This is how I went about making Ben’s backpack.

Step 1 – Planning Stage

Since I knew that my son wanted a Lego Superhero painting on his backpack, I knew that I had to see if these Lego Minifigs even existed. So I did a search on Google Images for ‘Lego Superheroes’ and found many great images to draw for my son’s personalized backpack.

Crafts Materials Needed:

Book Bag / Back Pack

Canvas (if your backpack is too dark to draw on)

Pencil

Eraser

Sharpie Markers (or Permanent Markers)

Acrylic Paints or Fabric Paints

Hot Glue or Needle and Thread

Step 2 – Pencil and Then Pen Draw Your Sketch onto Your Canvas or Book Bag

Get your book bag or canvas out and draw your sketch onto the bag in PENCIL FIRST.  I was able to draw these from looking at the pictures that I found, but if you are having problems…then you can get a really cheap projector off of eBay or from a toy store.  With a projector, you can trace images very easily and this allows anyone to be able to make excellent drawings.

When you are sure that you like the way your design looks, then you can use a black sharpie to draw out the lines permanently. The thicker and darker the lines are drawn, the sharper the design will look. Take a look at Marvel Comics to see what I mean.

Step 3 – Color in Your Designs on Your School BackPack

Now that your sketch drawing has been outlined in a permanent marker, you can start painting with acrylics or fabric paints. Don’t paint to thick and try to smooth out all of your painted lines. After you have painted everything in, I suggest that you re-outline everything with black paint with a nice thick black line. This will make your illustrations “POP’ out at you. You can also put the highlights in the painting like I did with a few white highlights (just lines or slight smudges).

When you are finished, set your painting aside and let it sit out to dry (somewhere out of reach of animals and young children.) If you painted directly on the surface of your backpack, then you are finished. Once it dries, you can wear your backpack. If you painted on canvas, then we are going to need to attach that to your backpack.

Step 4 – Attach Your Painted Canvas On To Your Book Bag’s Surface

Once your painting has dried we can attach it to your book bag’s surface. All book bags are different so you will need to decide where to attach it. However, on my son’s backpack, there was a large front zipper compartment that the painting fit on almost perfectly. You can either use hot glue or needle and thread to attach the canvas to your bag’s surface … or you can do both to make sure that the painting stays put. I decided to just use hot glue. I tucked in the edges of the canvas as I was gluing it to the bag’s surface. This was a little tough to do around the curved edges, but I took my time and it looks like I painted directly on the surface of the bag…and that is a good thing. Make sure (if you are using glue) to glue all of the canvas to the bag, not just the edges. If you are sewing, make sure to find a thread that closely matches your child’s painting / bag.

Good Luck! Also check out my Daughter’s Customized Backpack – Decorated by Drawing on it with Sharpie markers

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Here are More School Book Bags Crafts

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Personalize & Decorate Your School Book Bags / BackPacks with Sharpie Markers

Personalize Your Backpacks by Drawing on and Decorating Your Book Bags with Sharpie Markers

My daughter, Sarah, wanted to make her school backpack to look extra special this year. As a Mom who loves to draw, I figured that I would put my talents to use and brainstorm with her to find out what sort of pictures I should draw on her backpack.You don’t have to be a an artist to put together a personalized backpack, but if you or your child loves to draw, then this book bag decoration craft will be even more fun for you or your child.

Step 1 – Planning Stage

Being a very girly girl, Sarah wanted flowers, hears, and a lot of cute furry animals. I put a sketch together for her (as you can see below) and she loved what I put together for her book bag project. Before you draw on a your school book bag, take a scrap piece of paper and plan out your backpack’s design.

Crafts Materials Needed:

Book Bag / Back Pack (light-colored book bags work best)

Scrap Paper

Pencil

Eraser

Sharpie Markers (or Permanent Markers) or some sort of fabric paint

Step 2 – Pencil and Then Pen Draw Your Sketch onto Your Bag

Get your book bag out and draw your sketch onto the bag in PENCIL FIRST. When you are sure that you like the way your design looks, then you can use a black sharpie to draw out the lines permanently. The thicker and darker the lines are drawn, the sharper the design will look. Take a look at Marvel Comics to see what I mean.

Step 3 – Color in Your Designs on Your School BackPack

Now the fun part, either use fabric paint or colored Sharpie Markers to color in your designs. Have fun. You can darken the black outlines and make them thicker to make each illustration stand out more.

Also Visit Next Week’s Post – How to Personalize Your Child’s Backpack by Painting and Drawing on The Bag

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How to Make Keepsake Boxes to Keep Little Treasures Craft Activity for Kids

How to Make Keepsake Boxes to Keep Little Treasures Craft Activity for Kids

I remember when I was a little girl, I really wanted to have my own keepsake box. There were so many things that I collected such as stones, shells and dried flowers.  There were little cards, little pictures and a few little treasures that I received from friends and family alike.  All of them had no where to really go in my room and I begged my mother for a wooden keepsake box.  Of course, with the demands of day to day life, my mother constantly forgot to purchase me a keepsake box and I never realized that I could make one myself.

That was until I got older. Then I realized that a keepsake box doesn’t have to be big and it doesn’t have to be wooden.  It can simply be a small treasure box that keeps the most important things you find.  This craft is one of those treasures.  It is easy to do and even preschool children can make their own keepsake box for their countless treasures and what is even better, it appeals to both boys and girls.

You can make the keepsake box as a present or keep it for your own treasures and you can personalize it in whatever way you want to.

Keepsake Boxes for Little Treasures : How your Child can make a Keepsake Box that is Personalized and Fun

Gather all the Craft Supplies That You Will Need:

• Magazines (You will want the glossy pictures for the box)
• White Glue
• Paint Brush
• Box (I found mine at a dollar store but you can use a shoebox or a packing box.  What you want is a box with a lid)
• Scissors

1 – Flip through the magazines and find all the pictures that you will want.

2 – Cut them out and try to avoid using straight edges so the finished product has more of a collage effect to it.   Also make sure that you cut out more pictures than you need.

3 – Once you have everything made, take a small plastic container and mix the glue with a little bit of water.  Basically, you want to make a paste that is similar to paper mache with it so the glue should be watery but not to the point that it loses its color.

4 – Now that you have everything ready, start with the first side of the lower box and arrange the pictures the way you want them.

5 – Carefully glue them into place by adding a touch of glue to the bottom with the paint brush.  Seal the edges by running the paint brush filled with glue across the surface of the pictures and also across the box.

6 – Set it aside to allow time to dry. While you are waiting for the first side to dry, begin the lid.

7 – Repeat the process of laying the pictures out and then gluing them.  Make sure you seal the edges by coating the top of the pictures and lid with the glue.  Set aside to dry.

8 – Once the glue has dried on the one side of the box, repeat the process until all four sides are finished,allowing them to dry in between each step so they don’t get pulled off or stuck to other surfaces.

9 – When the box is complete, fill with all your treasures or give as a gift.

You can also use these little boxes as gift boxes for anyone.  People will love the idea and will treasure them just as much as the gift inside.

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Keep Kids Entertained Making Stained Glass Pictures Craft

How You & Your Kids Can Make This Faux Stained Glass Art Crafts Project

This “stained glass” picture is perfect for keeping kids entertained at a fun and safe activity on a rainy day. It is a bit messy so a newspaper-lined workspace is recommended, but cutting pictures from magazines and making crayon shavings will have children happily occupied for a while.

Crafts Materials That You Will Need:

Wax paper
Scissors
Crayons with a built in or separate crayon sharpener
Magazine pictures, cards, flowers, leaves – anything small and flat
Newspaper
Iron (and a grown up to use it)

1. Cut out two pieces of wax paper in the same shape. If you’d like to incorporate an outting with this craft, take children around to look at local churches and draw the shapes of stained-glass windows they see on the trip. They can later cut out their wax paper to match one of the shapes. It’s easiest to fold a large piece of wax paper in half and cut through two pieces at once to make sure the shapes match up.

2. Have children gather flat objects like flowers or leaves in the yard or cut up magazines or cards with pretty pictures. Place on one piece of wax paper.

3. Begin making crayon shavings by using the crayon sharpener and/or breaking up crayons. Children can choose colors that coordinate with their picture or object, or whatever strikes their fancy. This is likely to ruin crayons for further use, so you might want to buy cheap ones for the purpose.

4. This is where the grown up steps in. Place the piece of wax paper with pictures and shavings on top of a layer of newspaper on your covered ironing board. Place second sheet of wax paper on top, and another layer of newspaper on top of that.

5. On a medium heat setting, lightly iron over wax paper and newspaper, checking often to make sure you’re not burning anything. It should only take about a minute for all the crayon shavings to melt and the pieces of wax paper to bond together.

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How to Make Easter Lilies / Bouquet of Flowers Craft With Your Kids Handprints

How You & Your Kids Can Make This Handprint Easter Lily Bouquet of Flowers : Easter Crafts for Your Children

Easter is not so far away anymore so I thought that I would share with you an adorable Easter lily flower bouquet craft for young children and preschoolers … even older children will enjoy it. With just a few craft materials that are probably already around your house, you will be able to make cute Easter Lilies with your child’s own handprints.  Not only will this be a fun arts and crafts activity, but it can also be a keepsake to keep forever. You will be surprised at how fast your little one’s hands grow when you look back at past crafts activities. Have fun.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED

1. Chenille Stems / AKA Pipe Cleaners in the following colors: 1 yellow, 3 green
2. Chenille  Stem or Pipe Cleaner for ribbon, or curling ribbon
3. Tape
4. Scissors
5. Crayon, pencil or magic marker
6. White heavy construction paper

1 – Trace your child’s hand onto the white paper with a crayon or pencil or magic marker. Then cut out as many hands as you want for the lily blooms.

2 – Roll the paper handprint vertically to form a funnel shape. When this is complete then secure the side with clear tape.

3 – Now you should roll each paper hand’s  finger down to form the curls of each flower bloom.

4 – Now it is time to cut the yellow chenille stem / pipe cleaner to approx 3 inches each. Now loosely bend the yellow piece to form a ‘U’ shape. Wrap the top of one of the green pipe cleaners at the bottom of the ‘U’. Curl the ends of the yellow pipe cleaner to form the center of the flower’s bloom.

5 – Insert the completed green Lily stem into the center of the flower’s bloom and pull through.

6 – Gather the Lilies / flowers and wrap the pink pipe cleaner once around the stems to fasten together . Then make one loop for the ribbon and wrap around, repeat for 2^nd loop.

7 – These make great surprises for MOM on Mother’s Day or for an Easter Decoration.

This is what the completed crafts project looks like. Enjoy and Happy Easter!

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Bunny Ears Easter Bunny Craft Idea for Kids

Easter is not so far away anymore so I thought that I would share with you an adorable Easter bunny craft for young children and preschoolers … even older children will enjoy it. With just a few craft materials that are probably already around your house, you will be able to make a cute Easter Bunny with your child’s own handprints.  Not only will this be a fun arts and crafts activity, but it can also be a keepsake to keep forever. You will be surprised at how fast your little one’s hands grow when you look back at past crafts activities. Have fun.

Easter Bunny Ears Craft for Kids : How to Make an Easter Bunny with Your Child’s Handprints

Gather all the Craft Supplies That You Will Need:

1. Construction paper, White, Pink, Green, Blue, Yellow
2. Scissors
3. Glue
4. Markers or crayons
5. Cotton ball

1 – Sit your son or daughter down at a table and then trace his hand on a clean piece of paper. Now cut out your child’s hand onto a white piece of construction paper as shown in the picture above.

2 – Now, take out a piece of pink construction paper. Out of this pink piece of construction paper, cut out 2 “slivers” that fit into the first 2 fingers of the white handprint and then glue them  into place.

3 – The next step is to fold over the third and fourth fingers and the thumb and then glue them  into place.

4 – Now cut the bottom of the green piece of paper and the corner of the yellow piece of paper to make the grass and the sun.

5 – Cut a white oval for the bunny’s body. Then glue the hand as the bunny’s head, and the cotton ball as the bunny’s cottontail. Now you can glue the grass and sun into place.

6 – Now that all of the above steps are complete you can draw a cute bunny face. You might have to wait if the bunny’s face is still wet from the glue.

7 – You can add cut-out paper Easter eggs or other Easter themed decorations if you want!!

You are finished. Take a look at your child’s masterpiece and enjoy. Happy Easter!

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Easter Basket Craft for Kids : How to Make an Easter Basket with Your Child’s Handprints

Easter is quickly coming so I thought that I would share with you a cute craft for young children and preschoolers … even older children will enjoy it. With just a few craft materials that are probably already around your house, you will be able to make a cute Easter Basket  with your child’s own handprints.  Not only will this be a fun arts and crafts activity, but it can also be a keepsake to keep forever. You will be surprised at how fast your little one’s hands grow when you look back at past crafts activities. Have fun.

Easter Basket Craft for Kids : How to Make an Easter Basket with Your Child’s Handprints

(1) Get Your Crafts Materials Out and Ready to use. You will Need:

- Tape or Glue
- Scissors
- Craft Foam, Colored Construction Paper, or Card Stock
- Crayons, Colored Pencils, Markers
- Other items to decorate your Easter Basket with, such as glitter, sequins, ribbons, etc.

(2) Now have your child trace his hand on the color paper or craft foam. If your child is too young to trace his hand then you can help him.  Cut out paper or foam hands is many different colors.

(3) Cut out at least 8 or more paper / foam hands. You will need at least this many handprints to make your Easter Basket’s handle.

(4) Now take a brown piece of construction paper, craft foam, or cardstock and draw a basket shape like the picture above.

(5) Now cut out the Easter Basket shape and then with black marker outline where the top of the basket is (like in the picture above). Now take the scissor and cut out a hole in the middle of the basket (like in the picture above). This is where the Easter Eggs will sit.

(6) Now start laying out the handprints in a rainbow shape to form the Easter Basket’s handle.

(7) Now tape or glue the handprints in place.

(8) Cut out some Easter Egg Shapes from the construction paper, card stock, or craft foam. Now place them in the Easter basket’s hole.

(9) Now you have completed the Handprint Easter Basket Crafts Idea for Kids.

I hope that you and your children had a lot of fun making this handprint Easter basket crafts project.

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