We are doing a bunch of home made Christmas gifts this year. I thought it might be nice for Miss 5 to make something special for Mr 1. I bought a pack of plain white onesies, and we got out some fabric paint…
Things you will need:
Plain white onesies or T shirts for bigger kids.
Cardboard
Permanent marker
Fabric paint – red, yellow, blue, black and white will let you mix most colours.
Paint brushes
Instructions:
Cut a piece of cardboard to put inside the garment to make sure paint does not leak through to the other side. If the fabric is stretchy, cut it a bit larger than the garment as this will make it easier to paint it.
Kids can then draw on a picture of their choice in a permanent marker, and once complete colour it in with paint. Mixing paints to make different colours will add in an educational colour mixing lesson.
What the kids can do:
All I did was purchase the onesies and cut the cardboard for the inside. All the creative bits were left up to Miss 5, who drew a Christmas elf on one onesie, and a spiral and rainbow stripes on the other. Once dry we will wrap it and put it under the tree for Mr 1.
Keeping Them Occupied 