Heart Picture Frame

Difficulty:  ***

Time Commitment: ***

Mess Potential:  ***

 

This project turned out to be much more difficult for my 4 year old than I anticipated - and didn't keep her interest very well.  I needed to help her a lot with "painting" down the corners of the tissue paper that we used, and making sure the wood surface of the frame was covered.  But, on the upside she loved the "jeweling" process. 

Materials:

Left Over Frame from V-day Clearance at Michael's

School Glue

1 inch pieces of tissue paper

Sponge brush

Jewels for decorating (if desired)

Start by covering your work surface with paper or some sort of mat since this can be a messy project.  I use a washable plastic place mat for our work area.  Pour school glue in small container to make glue application a little easier.  Remove back of the frame and any staples that may be sticking out on back of frame. 

Give child a sponge brush and have her paint the frame with glue.  Then apply tissue paper onto the frame and smooth with the sponge brush. 

We chose to use two colors of paper, but you can use as few or as many as you would like.  If using more than one color, try to alternate colors so that you have a good mix when frame is completed. 

Help child smooth the edges of the paper down with the sponge brush. Also, wrap the paper around the sides of the frame and secure with glue.  Cover entire front of the picture frame with tissue paper.  Go over entire front with a brushing of the glue. 

If your child would like to add jewels to the frame, allow them to place the jewels on the glue surface.

Allow the frame to dry until surface is no longer tacky before inserting your picture.