This was a fairly simple craft for his first project since I wanted him to do most of it. I bought the base sign at Dollar Tree and already had the rest of the items so it was pretty inexpensive. I put acrylic paints in a pallet tray for him and gave him two brushes. I did one small line for him to show him how to use the brush with the paint and then did one line hand over hand with him, after that he took over and did great on his own! After his art dried I hit it with a finishing spray to seal it and keep it protected a bit from possible spills and such that happen around toddlers. I let Seth pick which picture he wanted to use from three options and then I laminated it and used a glue gun to attach it to the back.
Any paint has a huge potential for mess, and acrylics stain materials very fast. I had him topless since skin cleans easier and I put poster board under his work space to protect those surfaces. Also a tablecloth from Dollar Tree works really well to stop paint splatter.
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