Colorful Painted Craft Sticks - harringtonwough1973

Sometimes, information technology's fun to blusher or draw on something other than wallpaper. A large craft stick is the perfect canvas for creating a mini-masterpiece. We tried two different painting materials on our craft sticks – watercolors and acrylic craft paints. I asked my girls which type of paint was their favorite for craft stick painting, but they couldn't decide!

Colorful Painted Craft Sticks

Colorful Painted Guile Sticks

These are so fun to make – I bet your kids will want to paint a bunch like my girls did! I set-up two painting stations – a palette of acrylic paints and small containers of runny watercolors.

Skinny the acrylic paints, I had assorted paintbrushes, piss for rinsing brushes, and a rag for drying. The acrylic paint paints cover the wood craft stick with discriminating, square color.

Craft sticks and acrylic paint

The paint dried fairly quickly, so we were able to key a firm color, put away it aside for a few minutes, then get back and contribute dots, grade insignia, and other designs. We exclusive painted one side of our craft sticks, but you could certainly Lashkar-e-Toiba them semi-dry and paint the back, too.

Painting wood craft sticks

I thought trying a watercolor resist might be fun, so I put out oil pastels with the watercolors. Crayons would run, also! The anele pastel and watercolor resist technique worked pregnant, especially with a light-colored pastel and a darker watercolor. I left-wing the liquid watercolors almost full-military posture (I usually thin with piss), for bolder colors.

Oil pastels and watercolors on craft sticks

Birth a couple paper towels or tissues on hand for soaking dormy extra watercolor key.

Painting craft sticks with watercolors

Once you've had your fill of craft stick painting, what will you do with them? They are fun to just roleplay with, but here are a few more project ideas for your beautiful painted sticks:

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Fun painted craft stick project for kids

What would you make with a stack of painted craft sticks? Happy creating!

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Amy is happiest encircled by her husband, her three awful kids, stacks of books, and craft supplies. With a background in psychology, babyhood Education, and elementary teaching, Amy is a supporter of playing dress-up, dig in the filth, and squeeze out puddles of glue. At her blog, Army of the Righteou's Explore, Amy shares her family's experiences creating, imagining, and playing together.