Mother's Day Craft

Mother’s Day Craft: Easy Tape Painting

Materials:

• Canvas or stiff card • Masking tape • Scissors • Paint (not too watery) • Paint brushes • Sharpies/felt tips (optional) • Glitter (optional)

There is so much potential with tape art and it is lots of fun! Instructions:

1. Prepare all your materials.

2. Decide on your design and cut off strips of masking tape.

3. Press the masking tape down onto the canvas/paper in the pattern or image required, taking care that the edges are firmly stuck down. This will prevent paint from seeping under the edges.

4. Paint over the entire canvas, including the tape design, as desired.

5. If you would like to add glitter add this whilst the paint is still slightly wet.

6. Once finished, you can lift off the tape straight away or you can let the paint dry first (we found grabbing the masking tape edges with tweezers helped).

7. Use Sharpie/felt tips to draw round the edges of the pattern to make the edges cleaner and help the design stand out.

This craft was lovingly prepared for you by Toddle About’s very own Lou Holmes. Thanks Lou!