Finger Painted Giant Tiki Men

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Summer is the perfect time for outdoor parties and entertaining. Luaus are a popular theme because they are fun, festive, and make you feel like you’re on a mini-vacation. Luaus create an oasis in your own backyard complete with family and friends. This is also an easy theme to DIY. You can line your tables with fringed green plastic tablecloths to represent grass skirts. You can make your own easy invitations and you can paint your own decorations. These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Luckily, you don’t have to worry about the mess when you unleash your Clean Squad!

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Prepping for Your Project

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Before you get started painting you need to take the family for a trip to your local Wal-Mart and pick up Clorox Spray and Viva Vantage paper towels. We love how wide the aisles at Wal-Mart are! They are perfect when you have the whole family with you. They also make it easy for kids to get in on the shopping action. Little man could even shop from Papa’s shoulders which made him infinitely happy.

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Once you get home, you want to clear a large space for your painting project. We moved the table and chairs from the dining room for our project. That gave us plenty of space to work with.

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Unfortunately, when we moved the furniture I found some stains from goodness knows how long ago on the floor. (Note to self, kids are messy!) Thankfully, I already had my Clorox Cleaning Spray and Viva Vantage paper towels. I didn’t even have to let the Clorox soak on the stains. The stains wiped right up. Score! Once I finished, we had a clean, disinfected surface (thanks to Clorox Cleaner’s 99.9% germ killing strength) and were ready to get started.

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

 

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These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Giant Tiki Men Materials

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Step 1

Tape the edge of your paper roll to the floor.

Step 2

Roll out the paper 3-4 feet and cut it.

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Step 3

Next, tape the cut edge to the floor as well.

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Step 4

Repeat steps 1-3 for each tiki man that you want to create.

 

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Step 5

Begin drawing your tiki man by adding the bottom detail to the first sheet of taped paper.

 

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Step 6

Next, outline the mouth as pictured above.

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Step 7

Add a second line inside of the mouth to form lips.

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Step 8

Then draw teeth inside of the lips of your tiki man.

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Step 9

Next, draw a semi-circle above the center of your mouth.

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Step 10

Finish drawing the nose as pictured.

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Step 11

Add eyes on either side of your nose.

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Step 12

Draw the triangle details under each eye.

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Step 13

Next, add an eyebrow above the eyes.

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Step 14

Lastly, draw the headdress above the eyebrow.

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Step 15

Continue onto drawing tiki men on your papers until each one has a design.

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Step 16

Give kids paint and a Viva Vantage paper towel to wipe their fingers on between colors.

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Step 17

Let the kids go nuts painting their tikis.

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Step 18

After the kids have finished painting, let the tikis sit to dry.

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Step 19

Remove the paintings from the floor carefully to avoid ripping and hang them on the wall where you want them displayed.

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

 

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These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

Once you have finished your finger painted tiki men it is time for clean-up. With Clorox cleaner this took us no time at all. Seriously, you guys, we spent less than 5 minutes getting everything cleaned up, including squirmy kids. The craft took longer than the clean-up and that’s how it should be. The fun should always last the longest. The Viva Vantage paper towels last, too. We used one on the floor and it was strong enough to finish the entire job!

 

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

These finger painted giant tiki men are a fun and messy luau craft that lets kids get their hands dirty. Clean-up is a breeze, too, with your Clean Squad! #ad

They are also soft enough to clean up the kiddos with. Now we have clean floors, happy little ones, and fun finger painted giant tiki men for our luau. Don’t forget to check out Walmart to save on your summer cleaning with Clorox Cleaning Spray and Viva Vantage Paper Towels. You’ll never dread another kids’ craft again with this Cleaning Squad in your arsenal!

Find out how you can save even more with a $.75 rebate from Ibotta here.

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DIY Patriotic Medallion Wall Art

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Seasonal décor for a large wall can be expensive. This DIY patriotic medallion wall art allows you to create large scale décor on a small scale budget. #ad

Getting your home ready for the 4th isn’t the pomp and circumstance that other holidays are. A lot of the decorations are for outdoors or party décor. There is one wall in our dining room that is reserved for just such décor. We decorate it for parties, like little man’s baseball birthday, and for holidays like Independence Day. The trouble is that it’s a big wall and finding seasonal décor for it can be expensive. That’s why this DIY patriotic medallion wall art is perfect. It allows you to create large scale décor on a small scale budget.

 

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Materials

 

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Step 1

Open both sets of patriotic hanging fans.

Note:

  • You need both sets to have enough large fans for your décor.

 

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Step 2

Unfold the fans and secure them.

Tip:

  • The fans come with sticky tabs but because of how we are using them, I recommend using additional tape to secure them.

 

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Step 3

Next, start designing your artwork.

Tip:

  • Have a general idea of how you want your artwork laid out before taping the fans together.

 

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Seasonal décor for a large wall can be expensive. This DIY patriotic medallion wall art allows you to create large scale décor on a small scale budget. #ad

Seasonal décor for a large wall can be expensive. This DIY patriotic medallion wall art allows you to create large scale décor on a small scale budget. #ad

Step 4

Once you know how your artwork will fit together, start taping pieces together. Make sure you are taping them on the back so that the tape doesn’t show when your artwork is hung.

Step 5

Continue taping your fans together until your desired size and design are reached.

Tips:

  • Create visual interest by varying the sizes and designs of the fans next to each other.
  • Don’t be afraid to put some of the smaller ones in the back of your design.
  • Check your design periodically by carefully flipping your design over.
  • Make sure that you tuck the cardboard handles behind the fans.

 

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Seasonal décor for a large wall can be expensive. This DIY patriotic medallion wall art allows you to create large scale décor on a small scale budget. #ad

Step 6

After your design is complete, secure it with more tape on the back to keep it from coming apart while hanging.

 

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Step 7

Lastly, hang your artwork on the wall with flat tacks.

 

Seasonal décor for a large wall can be expensive. This DIY patriotic medallion wall art allows you to create large scale décor on a small scale budget. #ad

Seasonal décor for a large wall can be expensive. This DIY patriotic medallion wall art allows you to create large scale décor on a small scale budget. #ad

This is such an easy do-it-yourself project. It comes together in 20 minutes; less if you don’t spend as long choosing your design as I did. I love how this DIY patriotic medallion wall art looks in our dining room. Now I have to get some seasonally neutral fans to create one to hang up in between the holidays! Grab your own patriotic hanging fans at Oriental Trading. Don’t forget to pick up the materials for this DIY Stars and Stripes Centerpiece while you’re there. You will have your home BBQ and fireworks ready in no time. Now I’d love to hear: do you go all out with décor for every holiday or only the big ones? Let me know in the comments!

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DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal

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Ever since I saw the preview in theaters months ago, I have been stoked about the new Wonder Woman movie coming out. It looks simply incredible (if you haven’t seen the preview yet, check it out below). That’s why I jumped at the chance to create an awesome Wonder Woman DIY for May’s Movie Monday Challenge. There are a lot of tutorials out there for the Lynda Carter portrayal of Diana Prince so I wanted to create a project that is geared to the more gladiatorial look of the upcoming Wonder Woman. This DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal is exactly that. The sentiment “Fight Like a Girl” will be a constant reminder to be empowered and authentic.

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Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

 

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Materials

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 1

First, paint the bottom of the notebook cover navy blue using your fine arts paint brush.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 2

Next, paint the top of the notebook cover maroon and leave a 2 inch gap in the center of the notebook cover.

Step 3

Set your notebook aside to dry.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 4

Next cut along a corner fold of your brown paper lunch bag until you reach the bottom. Then cut and remove the bottom rectangle completely. Lay your bag flat as you see in the picture above.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 5

Place a spare composition notebook on your lunch bag. It does not have to be blank it only needs to be the same size.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 6

Next, fold in the flap of the lunch bag to the inside of the back cover of your notebook as pictured.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 7

Wrap the bag around the front cover of your notebook in the same fashion.

Tip:

  • Think back to when you made covers for your textbooks in school to help with this part.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 8

Write the words, “Like A” in the center of the front part of the lunch bag cover in pencil.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 9

Next, write “Fight” in pencil centered above.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 10

Lastly, write the word “girl” in cursive underneath the words “Like A” on the cover.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 11

Remove your paper bag cover from the composition notebook and place it on your cutting mat.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 12

Begin cutting out your letters using the flat knife from your Cricut tool kit.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 13

Continue cutting out letters until all of your words are cut out.

Tip:

  • If you have trouble getting your letters out of the paper, use the tiny metal “spatula” tool in your Cricut tool kit.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 14

Age your paper bag by dry brushing black paint and burnt umber paint alternatively over it. Next, crumple up your paper bag and then re-flatten it.

Tips:

  • Use your 2 inch household paint brush for this step.
  • Take extra caution when dry brushing over your cut out words. You don’t want to rip any of them.
  • If your letters are bent or skewed after crumpling your paper bag, carefully flatten them back out and place a heavy book over top.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 15

Pull your notebook back over and paint a second coat of navy paint on it.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 16

Next, paint a second coat of maroon paint on it. Allow your paint to dry.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 17

After your second coats of paint have dried, paint the center strip of your notebook cover white and allow it to dry.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 18

Once your white paint has dried go over it with a heavy coat of gold paint. Again, allow your paint to dry before moving on.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 19

Once all of your paint has dried, go over your entire front cover with Mod Podge using your household paint brush.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 20

Next, place the cut out words part of your paper bag over the Mod Podge and seal in place with an additional coat of Mod Podge. Allow it to dry.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 21

Turn your notebook over and do the same on the back with the remaining paper bag.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 22

Seal your journal with a final coat of Mod Podge and allow it to dry.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Step 23

Lastly, trim all of the excess edges from your paper bag cover.

 

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!

This DIY Wonder Woman inspired journal turned out fantastically. Looking at it make your inspired to take on the world and “Fight Like a Girl”. What does fighting like a girl mean to you? To me it means fighting with love, strength, and compassion which it what all people should do. Wonder Woman is definitely the kind of role model I want my daughter looking up to. This journal is an excellent reminder of that. Now it’s time to check out the other amazing Wonder Woman ideas from my friends below!

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Remember to be empowered and authentic always with this DIY Wonder Woman Inspired Journal! The tough gladiatorial look is just like the new Wonder Woman!