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.

 

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 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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13 Red, White and Delicious Patriotic Treats + Merry Monday Link Party 160

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The 4th of July is next week! Can you believe it? That means it is time to start planning your Independence Day party. We have already rounded up awesome DIY patriotic décor ideas and now we are moving on to red, white, and delicious patriotic treats! There are super simple recipes that whip up in minutes and more in-depth recipes to rock your party treat table. You can also make these DIY Stars and Stripes Centerpieces to dress up the table for a fully festive display. They will have your guests ready to celebrate!

These red, white, and delicious patriotic treats range from simple recipes that whip up in minutes and more in-depth recipes to rock your party treat table!

 

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These red, white, and delicious patriotic treats range from simple recipes that whip up in minutes and more in-depth recipes to rock your party treat table!

Melted Ice Cream Cookies (Wendy at The Monday Box)

These sprinkled beauties will look gorgeous for the few minutes that they last on your table before guests devour them!

 

These red, white, and delicious patriotic treats range from simple recipes that whip up in minutes and more in-depth recipes to rock your party treat table!

American Sugar Cookie Pie (Erin at Delightful’E’Made)

This cookie pie is American through-and-through. It is easy to serve and has pops over red and blue within each delicious piece.

 

These red, white, and delicious patriotic treats range from simple recipes that whip up in minutes and more in-depth recipes to rock your party treat table!

Patriotic Snack Mix (Jennifer at The Jenny Evolution)

Looking for a sweet and salty mix to rock at your party? This snack mix is the perfect recipe!

 

These red, white, and delicious patriotic treats range from simple recipes that whip up in minutes and more in-depth recipes to rock your party treat table!

Homemade Star Cookies Recipe (Ann at Ann’s Entitled Life)

Wow your guests with these delicious homemade cookies!

 

These red, white, and delicious patriotic treats range from simple recipes that whip up in minutes and more in-depth recipes to rock your party treat table!

Patriotic Cookie and Brownie Crunch (Wendy at The Monday Box)

Do you love that delicious crunch with your treats? Then this patriotic treat is for you!

 

These red, white, and delicious patriotic treats range from simple recipes that whip up in minutes and more in-depth recipes to rock your party treat table!

Patriotic Peanut Butter Brownies (Leslie at The Lucky Pear)

Oh my gosh, peanut butter and patriotic! This is the only way to rock your independence!

 

These red, white, and delicious patriotic treats range from simple recipes that whip up in minutes and more in-depth recipes to rock your party treat table!

4th of July Marshmallow Pinwheels (Brandie at Home Cooking Memories)

Kids will love these delicious pinwheels and you will love how gorgeous they look on display at your party.

 

These red, white, and delicious patriotic treats range from simple recipes that whip up in minutes and more in-depth recipes to rock your party treat table!

Red, White and Blue Homemade Ice Cream Recipe (Camille at Growing Up Gabel)

Cool down your party guests with homemade ice cream.

 

These red, white, and delicious patriotic treats range from simple recipes that whip up in minutes and more in-depth recipes to rock your party treat table!

Red White and Blue Pudding Pops (Ashley at Simply Designing)

You can make your frozen treat more portable with these pudding pops if that’s your style.

 

These red, white, and delicious patriotic treats range from simple recipes that whip up in minutes and more in-depth recipes to rock your party treat table!

Easy Patriotic Fruit Kabobs (Jaime at Coupons and Freebies Mom)

Keep the party treats lighter (and easier) with these fruit kabobs.

 

These red, white, and delicious patriotic treats range from simple recipes that whip up in minutes and more in-depth recipes to rock your party treat table!

Red, White and Blue Cool Treats (Lydia at Lydi Out Loud)

These cool treats are super easy and fun for guests of all ages.

 

These red, white, and delicious patriotic treats range from simple recipes that whip up in minutes and more in-depth recipes to rock your party treat table!

4th of July Rice Krispies Pops Recipe (Jennifer at The Jenny Evolution)

Get ready to munch on rice krispies treats with these fun and easy pops!

 

These red, white, and delicious patriotic treats range from simple recipes that whip up in minutes and more in-depth recipes to rock your party treat table!

Red White and Blue Vanilla Fudge Recipe (Camille at Growing Up Gabel)

This fudge is another gorgeous treat that will dress up your party table.

 

These red, white, and delicious patriotic treats range from simple recipes that whip up in minutes and more in-depth recipes to rock your party treat table!

These are all delicious patriotic treats that will wow your guests and delight taste buds. It has been so hot here that I’m ecstatic to try out the frozen treats. You must admit that all of these treats will look gorgeous and festive on your dessert table. Now, it is time to get your party on right now at the Merry Monday Link Party! We also don’t want you to forget to enter our summer giveaway while there’s still time.

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These red, white, and delicious patriotic treats range from simple recipes that whip up in minutes and more in-depth recipes to rock your party treat table!

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.

 

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

 

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Materials

 

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 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.

 

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 3

Next, start designing your artwork.

Tip:

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

 

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

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.

 

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 6

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

 

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 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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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.