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.

 

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 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!

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Fun Kid Craft: Googly Eyes Monogram

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We’re back this week with another craft for kids using the Creative Play Kit! The kids had a blast making this one because it involved googly eyes. I have no idea what makes these little plastic pieces so entertaining but my kids go nuts for them. That’s what makes them great for creating fun bedroom décor that kids will love hanging on the wall. Even better is that this googly eyes monogram is super easy to make. Older kids will have no trouble and younger children will do great with a little guidance from mom.

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Kids have blast making this googly eyes monogram! It is a great craft that creates fun bedroom décor kids will love hanging on the wall.

 

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Materials

 

Kids have blast making this googly eyes monogram! It is a great craft that creates fun bedroom décor kids will love hanging on the wall.

Step 1

Have each child choose a color of construction paper for the monogram.

 

Kids have blast making this googly eyes monogram! It is a great craft that creates fun bedroom décor kids will love hanging on the wall.

Step 2

Next, draw each child’s first initial in block lettering in the center of the construction paper.

Tips:

  • Mom, you may want to do this part for kiddos.
  • Use a lighter colored pencil to draw your letters. I used white on the paper so that there isn’t an obvious outline on the artwork.

Step 3

Next, give each child the monogrammed construction paper, a glue stick, and googly eyes.

 

Kids have blast making this googly eyes monogram! It is a great craft that creates fun bedroom décor kids will love hanging on the wall.

Step 4

Have kids begin gluing the eyes inside of the monogram starting with the largest sized eyes.

Tip:

  • Place the eyes at random over the monogram. You want them to be spread out.

 

Kids have blast making this googly eyes monogram! It is a great craft that creates fun bedroom décor kids will love hanging on the wall.

Step 5

After the large eyes have been added begin filling in more of the monogram with the medium eyes.

 

Kids have blast making this googly eyes monogram! It is a great craft that creates fun bedroom décor kids will love hanging on the wall.

Step 6

Lastly, fill in the remainder of the monogram with the smallest googly eyes.

 

Kids have blast making this googly eyes monogram! It is a great craft that creates fun bedroom décor kids will love hanging on the wall.

Step 7

Frame your child’s monogram and hang it on the wall. We used these child’s artwork frames and they worked great!

 

Kids have blast making this googly eyes monogram! It is a great craft that creates fun bedroom décor kids will love hanging on the wall.

It is that simple to create custom art for kids’ rooms. They will love making this googly eye monogram and love showing it to family and friends. I do recommend having each child choose one style of googly eyes for a more cohesive look (it will also preempt any arguments during creation). Too many different styles can make the monogram look messy. Luckily there are 4 different styles in the Creative Play Kit which makes sticking with one easy. If you haven’t checked it out yet, don’t forget about the awesome Kids Behavior System that we made last week. The kids love earning their M&M treats and I’m loving the calmer days. See you back here next week for another fun kid’s craft!

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DIY Kids Behavior System

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Summer break can be a blast. It can also be a head-ache with all of the kids home and schedules thrown out of whack. That is why the first craft in our summer series is this DIY kids behavior system. Nearly all of the materials come in the Michael’s Creative Play Kit which you can read about on Bust Summer Boredom with Weekly Crafts. If you already got your kit then you are ready to get on to the tutorial. Let’s get ready to rock your summer parenting!

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Summer break can be a blast but it can also be a head-ache. This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer.

Materials

 

Summer break can be a blast but it can also be a head-ache. This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer.

Step 1

Tear a small stack of construction paper into fourths.

 

Summer break can be a blast but it can also be a head-ache. This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer.

Step 2

Next, give each child a craft stick person, a fourth of paper stack, glue stick, and scissors.

 

Summer break can be a blast but it can also be a head-ache. This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer.

Summer break can be a blast but it can also be a head-ache. This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer.

Step 3

Allow kids to decorate or dress their craft stick people.

Note:

  • My 8 year old carefully traced his craft stick outline to make a shirt and pants for his. Then he drew the face and shoes with colored pencils. The 4 year old wanted to cover every part of hers with different pieces of paper. The 3 year old cried the whole time because he couldn’t have googly eyes. Hopefully, that illustrates the diversity of this process. Lol!

 

Summer break can be a blast but it can also be a head-ache. This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer.

Step 4

While the kids are decorating their stick people, clean your drink container.

 

Summer break can be a blast but it can also be a head-ache. This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer.

Step 5

Next, cut a rectangular opening in the top.

Tips:

  • Use a very sharp box cutter to do this.
  • I recommend scoring where you want to make your cuts first. I didn’t which is why I ended up with a jagged cut-out.

 

Summer break can be a blast but it can also be a head-ache. This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer.

Step 6

Cut a strip of red construction paper that is roughly as wide as a third of your drink container’s length.

 

Summer break can be a blast but it can also be a head-ache. This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer.

Step 7

Next, use the red construction paper as a guide to cut out strips of green and yellow construction paper.

 

Summer break can be a blast but it can also be a head-ache. This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer.

Step 8

Take your lid off of your container and cover the right third of your container with the red construction paper strip. Secure it with tape.

Tip:

  • Start in an area so that your overlap doesn’t fall over the opening on top.

Step 9

Cut through the paper covering your opening and fold down on the inside.

 

Summer break can be a blast but it can also be a head-ache. This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer.

Summer break can be a blast but it can also be a head-ache. This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer.

Step 10

Next, attach your green strip to the left side with tape.

Step 11

Repeat step 9 with the green paper.

 

Summer break can be a blast but it can also be a head-ache. This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer.

Step 12

Lastly, wrap your yellow paper around the center of your container and secure with tape.

Tip:

  • I secured the end of all of my strips to the container with tape before wrapping them. You don’t have to do that with the red and green but you need to do that for the yellow strip.

 

Summer break can be a blast but it can also be a head-ache. This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer.

Step 13

Cut through the yellow paper over the opening and secure folded inside with tape.

 

Summer break can be a blast but it can also be a head-ache. This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer.

Step 14

Carefully reattach your lid to your container.

 

Summer break can be a blast but it can also be a head-ache. This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer.

Step 15

Next, wrap a yellow pipe cleaner around the seam of the red and yellow paper strips and twist to secure.

 

Summer break can be a blast but it can also be a head-ache. This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer.

Step 16

Then create a loop by twisting the ends of the excess together.

 

Summer break can be a blast but it can also be a head-ache. This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer.

Step 17

Repeat steps 14 and 15 on the green and yellow seam.

 

Summer break can be a blast but it can also be a head-ache. This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer.

Step 18

Use the loops to hang your behavior system on the wall and add your kids’ craft stick people.

Tip:

  • You may want to label the stick people to help you keep them straight until you learn whose is whose.

 

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How to Use the DIY Kids Behavior System

The behavior system works as a visual indicator for kids. If their thick people are in the green then their behavior is good. If they get a warning for bad behavior the sticks go to yellow. Red means that they lost out on any reward for the day.

Rewards

Daily rewards should be something small but still incentive for good behavior. You can use candy, such as Skittles or M&M’s, or extra game/TV time. Stickers or temporary tattoos also work very well for younger kids.

 

Summer break can be a blast but it can also be a head-ache. This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer.

This DIY kids behavior system is perfect for encouraging great behavior during the summer. We have added in the addition that you can earn your way back to green from yellow with exceptional behavior. However, once you hit red, you have lost the chance of a reward for the day. Another option is a bigger reward for ending the day on green and a smaller reward for ending on yellow. Choose the method that works best for your family. If you haven’t snagged your Creative Play Kit, check it out here!

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