If you are looking for ways to preserve your child’s artwork, try making over a piece of furniture with it! It’s so easy, and kids of all ages can help with this project. Take a small set of drawers from the thrift store or even a wooden tray and, with a few supplies, your child’s artwork can jazz it up into something new and improved.
Materials Needed:
- Paper
- Sharpies
- Furniture Mod Podge
- Sand paper
- Wooden surface
Step One: Have your child make drawings on a piece of paper with a Sharpie. Using a permanent marker ensures that there won’t be any bleeding when it’s time to adhere the artwork.
Step Two: Cut the artwork to the size of the surface you are working with. You can piece them together or overlap if needed.
Step Three: Brush on a layer of Mod Podge to the surface, place the artwork on top and then brush on another layer to seal it. After the first layer is dry, repeat with a few more layers of Mod Podge.
Step Four: After the Mod Podge has fully dried, sand any rough edges where dried Mod Podge may have collected.
Megan Kapple is a blogger from Kansas City, MO, where she lives with her husband and three young daughters. She loves anything DIY and crafty and blogs about her adventures at HomemadeGinger.com.