One of the things I LOVE best about childhood is the ability kids have for embracing individuality and having fun. The Youngest Diva gravitates towards bright colors, sparkles, jewels, ruffles, etc. She can put together an outfit that would make your eyes hurt and not only pull it off but bring it to life with her confidence. I truly love this about her and I hope it is something that she carries with her forever. Christie from Childhood 101 is one of those mama's that not only embraces that spirit of childhood but celebrates it. Today, she is here to share a fun DIY Craft for Kids - Decorating Your Own Tennis Shoes. This is the kind of activity that I know the Youngest Diva would be really excited about.
Here's Christie......
My five year old daughter has been eying a pair of brightly coloured sneakers at a local shoe store for a while now. Unfortunately, each time we have inquired, her size has been unavailable. To say she was excited when I suggested she could design and decorate her very own pair would be an understatement!
This project was a lot of fun and took a number of sessions over the course of about a week to complete. Now that they're done, I can't get her to take them off!
You will need:
- A pair of white canvas tennis shoes
- A set of fabric markers - we used Crayola's Bright Fabric Markers
- Small, decorative costume jewels (optional)
- Hot glue gun (optional)
1. Remove the shoe laces and adorn the shoes with your very own designs using the fabric markers. 2. Follow the manufacturer's directions to heat set the design. Our markers required putting the shoes in the tumble dryer for 30 minutes.
3. Glue jewels into place with hot glue. 4. Re-thread the shoe laces and you are good to go!
Do you know a young person who would enjoy designing and decorating their very own sneakers?
Christie Burnett is a qualified early childhood teacher and mum of two very busy, little girls who shares her parenting adventures and passion for play and early childhood education on her award winning blog, childhood101.com. Her first book Time to Create: Hands-On Explorations in Process Art for Young Children is now available internationally through all major online booksellers, including The Book Depository, Amazon and Fishpond.
That does look fun! Artchoo! does something similar on Converse that you might like too. http://artchoo.com/sharpie-shoes/
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ReplyDeleteThat's what's so wonderful about process art! There are NO mistakes, it is your child's art and you and they will love it no matter what :)
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DeleteI agree with Amie who commented that this type of activity is a wonderful way to enjoy process art. You could even help the child figure out a way to turn any "mistakes" they feel happened into something else if it's really a big problem for them. I do that even with paper art with my girls and they've gotten good at thinking creatively when things don't go as planned with their art work.
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DeleteI agree that it could be a great learning opportunity for talking about mistakes and how to work through them in art. If a child isn't ready for that yet, you might try washable markers on the shoes. You couldn't immediately start over, but you wouldn't have a "ruined" piece of art either.
DeleteI suppose for those kiddos who want things "just so", they could draw their design out on paper, then decorate their shoes. That would be a great lesson in planning ahead. For younger kiddos, I think it would be a BLAST, without any thought of "messing up". :)
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ReplyDeleteMy daughter loves them, Steph, wearing them everywhere and pointing them out to everyone as we go. She is so proud of what she has created :)
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DeleteWe've given white shoes and fabric markers as gifts and it has always been a hit! Even my smallest kid LOVED using fabric markers on a t-shirt so I think this is fun for everyone!
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DeleteShe's done a fantastic job of them, Christie! You can see the time and effort she put into her design. We've given our tennis shoes this treatment too! We added heaps of silver diamontes for ultimate bling! They're so cool!
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