Celebrate this year’s Valentine’s Day by having your kids make painted mugs made with sharpies. Kids crafts make great Valentine's day gifts as after all there is nothing better than getting a homemade Valentine.
Supplies needed:
- Elmer's painters sharpie pens (non-toxic)
- Mug (un-glazed works best, but dollar store one works too)
- Oven
Directions to make a painted mug:
To make our painted mugs we bought some mugs from the dollar store and used Elmer's Painters pens to draw a picture and add some writing. We let our mugs dry for a few house and then to set the paint I baked them in the oven for 30 minutes at 400F and then let them cool in the oven until they were cool to the touch. I've hand washed them since and the paint has stayed on so here's hoping that it was enough and the paint will stay on for a very long time. I think these cups would be a great gift for Valentine's day, mother's day, father's day or grandparents day! Who doesn't like homemade gifts?I wanted to update this post and let all my readers know that the paint on the mugs has chipped a bit over time even with only hand washing. The mugs we did use were from the dollar store and were already sealed with a gloss. If we sealed our drawings with an acrylic sealer that should probably have done the trick. I think we would have had more success if we used a ceramic mug that was not sealed (eg. not glossy). You can buy these mugs in various craft stores or online. My other suggestion would be to make the mugs strictly decorative pieces that only need occasional hand washing.
That mug is adorable! Adding it my list of great grandparent gifts. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful gift idea! These came out so well!
ReplyDeleteThe mugs worked out beautifully! I'll be featuring your post as part of my homemade crafts roundup from the Weekly Kids' Co-op. Thanks for sharing. xoxo P
ReplyDeleteAh Thanks girls! I do like it too! I think I'm going to have the kiddos do one for me for mother's day! Who says you can't plan your own gift! LOL!
ReplyDelete400C is like 800F - right?
ReplyDeleteOh goodness thank you for pointing that out! I used 400F not celcius! That would be one hot oven!
DeleteJust wondering how the mugs have held up over time?
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