Glow in the Dark Ghost Handprint Shirt for Kids

10.10.2017 by Marie // Leave a Comment

What activity are you checking off of your family’s fall bucket list this weekend? Watching Hocus Pocus is always a necessity for our fall bucket list. Unfortunately, the kids don’t always have the patience to sit still for it especially since they have seen it so many times. This year I decided to combine it with a fun kid’s craft to help make it fun for all of us. This glow in the dark ghost handprint shirt did the trick. It stays within the Halloween theme and went great with our movie feature. Pair this easy craft with any of your favorite Halloween movie for a fun and festive family movie night!

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Materials for 1 Glow in the Dark Ghost Handprint Shirt

Plain Child’s Color T-shirt (Grab a 10-Pack Here)
White Fabric Paint
Glow in the Dark Fabric Paint (Note that we used the green version)
Scrap Piece of Cardboard

Step 1

First, remove any tags from your shirt.

Note:

If there is sticky residue left from stickers or tags wash it off of the shirt and dry it before moving on.

Step 2

Once your shirt is prepped, place a piece of cardboard inside of your shirt.

Step 3

Next, cover your child’s hand with a generous layer of white fabric paint.

Tip:

Use your finger, not a paint brush, to apply the white paint to your child’s hand.

Step 4

Firmly press the paint-covered hand onto the shirt.

Tips:

When you pull the hand back, pull it straight up.

You may need to brace the shirt so that it doesn’t pull up with your child’s hand.

Step 5

Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have the desired number of “ghosts” on your shirt.

Tip:

Vary the direction of the handprints as you place them on the shirt to create visual interest.

Step 6

After you have finished adding handprints, Mom, carefully outline each handprint in glow in the dark paint.

Step 7

Next, add a face to each ghost with glow in the dark paint.

Step 8

Set the shirt on a flat surface to let the paint dry.

Note:

We let ours dry for 24 hours.

Step 9

Lastly, toss the shirt in the dryer on high for 5-10 minutes.

Your child will love this glow in the dark ghost handprint shirt. When you’re ready to wash it, be sure to turn it inside out to help the design last longer for your child. Another fun option for this project is to purchase over-sized shirts for your kids and let them make glow in the dark sleep shirts. They will totally want to wear them for the next Halloween movie night (and every other night, for that matter). Not ready for the kid’s crafting fun to end? The whole family will love this Easy DIY Monster Owl Halloween Tree! It’s a great way to get the kids involved in creating some not-so-spooky Halloween décor for your home.

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DIY Glowing Pirate Trick-or-Treat Bag

09.14.2017 by Marie // Leave a Comment

Do your kids normally carry those generic tick-or-treat bags or pumpkin buckets for Halloween? That is what our family usually does but as the kids get older they are requesting costumes that have more accessories. What not try something different this year with us? This DIY glowing pirate trick-or-treat bag lets you coordinate the entire buccaneer look. It also increases visibility of your little one to help keep your child safe. The best part is that this can be worn across your children to free up their hands for swords, hooks, and holding your hand. Add all of that up and you have one awesome and practical costume accessory.

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Materials

Step 1

Open up your jumbo checkers game.

Step 2

Set your red checkers and the board aside.

Note:

You will not be using them for this project.

Step 3

Now paint your black checkers with gold enamel paint.

Tips:

Do not completely cover the checkers. You want some of the black to show through the paint.

One brush dip should by enough to paint 2-3 checkers.

Step 4

Set you painted checkers aside to dry.

Step 5

Now pull out your drawstring bag.

Step 6

Next, paint the outline of your skull in the top center of your bag with glow fabric paint.

Step 7

Then add your skull’s eye sockets, nose cavity, and mouth.

Step 8

Start painting the crossbones starting at the top left of your skull.

Step 9

Continue painting the crossbones.

Tip:

Make sure that the opposite corner bones line up as though they continue behind your skull.

Step 10

Set your bag aside and let the fabric paint dry completely.

Step 11

After all of your paint has dried, add Liquid Stitch to the bottom edge of your checkers.

Step 12

Next, stick the checkers to your bag.

Step 13 (Optional)

Add an additional line of Liquid Stitch around edges of the attached checkers to further secure them.

Step 14

Let the glue dry completely.

Tip:

I let mine dry for 24 hours just to be sure everything was secure.

Now your kids can have a hands-free treat collector this Halloween. This DIY glowing pirate trick-or-treat bag is also great in case you end up having to carry it for the younger children while the older ones finish trick-or-treating. There is a 5 year gap between our oldest and youngest child. The 8 year old lasts much longer than the 3 year old as is expected. When that happens, I can throw this bag on my back and still have free hands and arms for the wee ones. ~~Come back tomorrow to see the coordinating costumes for this bag and get some great face painting tutorials! See you then!~~ **Update** The costumes and face paint will go live on Monday. Thanks!!

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DIY Cincinnati Bengals Purse for Game Day

08.24.2017 by Marie // Leave a Comment

Football season is here! On Saturday I am watching the game with my 2 youngest children and even though it is pre-season, I get into it. I am 100% that annoying person yelling at the TV like they can hear me. Then the most adorable thing started happening. The 3 and 4 year old started yelling the same things I was at the TV… only they don’t know much about football so it would be at completely random times. It is so cute to watch them yell, “Go, go, go!” at the players during a field goal attempt… the opposing team’s attempt. It was a great reminder of how much fun football can be even when you know nothing about the sport. This DIY Cincinnati Bengals purse celebrates that innocent fun with a mix of whimsical buttons and traditional style.

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The Rules:

Upcycle an item(s) from a thrift store, resale store, or garage sale into a new piece of decor.
There’s no monthly theme.
There’s no budget to stick to.

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Materials

XL Bengals Zip-Up Jacket
Scissors
Straight Pins
Needle Black Thread
Large Orange Button
Small Orange Button
Large Black Button
Small Black Button
Orange Strap (Measured and Cut for where you would like the purse to hang)

Step 1

First, sew a whip-stitch around your zipper 6-7 inches from the top.

Tip:

Make sure that your jacket is zipped closed for this. You are creating a new stop for the zipper so it needs to be above the stitch.

Step 2

Next, cut off the trim around the bottom in one long piece.

Note:

Keep this for another project that I will be sharing with you later.

Step 3

Then cut up the side seam of the jacket to just below where you sewed around the zipper.

Step 4

Cut straight across the front of the jacket, again staying under the sewn part on your zipper.

Step 5

Repeat step 3 on the opposite side seam of the jacket.

Step 6

Next, cut to the sleeves on either side.

Step 7

Then cut about the sleeves and the collar, leaving the collar attached as pictured.

Note:

Again, save the pieces you have removed for another project.

Step 8

Fold your jacket piece in half at the zipper with right-sides facing together.

Step 9

Line up the edges and pin them together.

Step 10

Next, sew around the pinned edges starting at the bottom and stopping at the collar.

Step 11

After the rest of the edges are sewn, trim the collar to match the edge and sew close.

Step 12

Unzip your zipper and turn your purse right-side out.

Step 13

Next, sew one end of your strap to the large orange button.

Step 14

Once the orange button is secure, sew the small black button on top of it.

Tip:

During these steps, don’t add too many stitches. It will make it harder to attach to your purse in the next step.

Step 15

Now sew the buttons to the top of your purse.

Step 16

Repeat steps 13 through 15 with the large black button and small orange button at the bottom of your purse.

How much fun is this DIY Cincinnati Bengals purse?! I love it when you find something your love at the thrift store and are able to turn it into something amazing. In this case it is being turned into 4 amazing somethings. I will be sharing those tutorials with you throughout the month so don’t throw out any of the pieces we didn’t use to make the purse. Now it is time to check out what my friends discovered this month at the links below.

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