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December/January 2010 FamilyFun Magazine
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Backyard Mural

Backyard Mural
Total Time Needed:
1 Hour

Take artistic ventures outdoors and transform an old white sheet into a monumental canvas.

Materials
  • Old bedsheet
  • Tempera paints
  • Paint brushes
  • Sponges
  • Squirt bottles
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Instructions
  1. Start by soaking an old sheet in water and then hanging it on a clothesline or draping it over a fence.

  2. Get out various tempera paints and applicators -- sponges, paintbrushes, squirt bottles -- and go at it, creating pictures, tic-tac-toe grids, or just colorful designs. You can also mute and mix colors with a water-filled spray bottle.

  3. Whenever you don't like what you see, simply hose down the canvas and start over. For art on a smaller scale, try the same techniques with a pillowcase or an old T-shirt.

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