Toddler Name Art Craft

I was looking for a good, inexpensive craft to do with toddlers and found a this idea on Pinterest. You use masking fluid or painter's tape your child's name on paper or canvas. Once it dries, let the little kid paint away... with washable paint, of course!

Here's our trial on bristol paper before we worked on canvas...

We also used this kid of paint. These are great, but the painting tends to turn brown with all the options of colors.

Paper is fine for this project, but I prefer canvas. 

Tape and masking fluid are both easier to remove from canvas. These materials tend to pull up some of the paper when we used bristol and watercolor paper, although canvas paper would probably work just fine, too.

We used masking fluid and it was a little difficult to get off the paper, but it still looked cool. 

Had to make sure he didn't eat the paint! Noooooooo!!!

Here are the one's our friends did on watercolor paper, and canvas.

The painters tape seemed to work a lot better on canvas, too.

Painters tape created a more geometric design than the masking fluid because of its angular nature.

You also may have to split up the letters in the name to fit the canvas.

Here's what you need to do this activity:

• Washable Paint in Primary Colors
• Washable Paint in White (optional - I like the look of white and it gives a lot more color options)
• Egg Cartons - cut in 3rds so ea child has a 4 egg holders for a reusable pallet
•  - (this is a 6 pack of canvas
• Stretched Canvas 12" x 16" - (this is a single canvas here's a deal on a 6 Pack)
• Art Masking Fluid AND/OR Painter's Tape, .70-Inch
• Paintbrushes

• Baby wipes and/or paper towels (for easy cleanup)
• Newpaper (for neat painting)
• Pencil (for sketching name before painting or taping off)
• Cups for water (washing brushes)
• reusable water bottle full of water (for filling water cups)

Then, you simply tape or paint the child's name on a canvas for them (depending on if you use masking tape or fluid), wait for it to dry, then let them paint away on the canvas. Once dry, you remove the taped off name and reveal the clean canvas.