I am in love with how this Footprint Penguin Canvas Keepsake turned out!
Footprint Penguin Canvas Keepsake
My son has a black, white, & red penguin-themed bedroom and this is proudly displayed on the wall in there. The other week, he took the footprint penguin plate keepsake I made when he was 2 yrs old off of the shelf it was on and broke it by accident. It was one of my favorite crafts ever that I made with him & I would be lying if I said I wasn’t sad when it broke. Now I have a super cute replacement!
1. We used a canvas for ours (purchased from Michael’s with a 40-50% off coupon), but you could just use regular paper. My 4 yr old painted the canvas blue.
2. I gave him a paper towel & he blotted the painted canvas. This was to give it a fun texture & get rid of the brush strokes.
3. I made black footprints with his feet and his 12 month old sister.
4. Using foam stickers that I already had on hand, I laid out the phrase “Let it snow” for him to stick on along with sparkly snowflake stickers.
5. Using our homemade snowflake stamp from the other day, he stamped on white snowflakes.
6. I painted white tummies on each penguin.
7. Glue on googly eyes or paint on eyes.
8. Paint on scarves, hats, beaks, earmuffs, etc.
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Sandy says
January 27, 2012 at 8:36 AMYour son’s canvas art is beautiful. I did paper foot and handprint penquins with my preschool class last year. I really like this.
KellyJo'sKreations says
January 27, 2012 at 9:40 AMI ABSOLUTELY LOVE this idea!!! Thanks for sharing!! kellyjoskreations
artsy_momma says
January 27, 2012 at 1:17 PMThank you both so much for your kind words 🙂
Crafty Mischief says
January 27, 2012 at 2:26 PMI LOVE the penguins! So cute!
Rachel@I Heart Crafty Things says
January 27, 2012 at 4:30 PMI would be proudly displaying this in my child’s bedroom too, it is soooo adorable! I love the painted on scarfs and hats. It gives it such a perfect touch!
Toodie says
January 27, 2012 at 9:09 PMWhat a great idea! So cute and it enabled your son to do so much of it. Awesome craft!
Beth (www.livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com) says
January 28, 2012 at 7:21 PMOh WOW this is waaaay cute! LOVE it!!! Thanks for linking up to TGIF! Have a GREAT week, Beth =-)
Oh, How Happy We Are says
January 29, 2012 at 6:50 PMSo stinking cute. I’m pinning this.
artsy_momma says
January 29, 2012 at 9:17 PMThanks everyone & thanks for pinning 🙂
Jan@southernjunkin' says
January 30, 2012 at 9:26 AMSo cute! Thanks for sharing this keepsake!
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas says
January 31, 2012 at 5:46 AMAdorable! We made some of these last year & they turned out so cute – love how you did a whole scene! I shared on Facebook & Twitter. Thanks for sharing your fun idea on the Sunday Showcase!
mudpiemama says
February 1, 2012 at 12:42 PMWhat an adorable idea! Will have to try it.
Carla at Preschool Powol Packets says
February 1, 2012 at 8:42 PMThis is just fabulous! I seriously love it! I’m going to share it on Facebook right now! I can’t wait to do it with my kiddos!
artsy_momma says
February 2, 2012 at 11:44 AMThank you so much for sharing it on FB Carla!
cathy@my1929charmer says
February 4, 2012 at 8:54 AMYour son’s canvas art is pretty special. Love the footprint art, and the white tummies on the penguins. Really so adorable Thanks for sharing all your creative inspiration with Sunday’s Best! PS – now following you.
Danielle says
February 9, 2012 at 9:29 PMI just wanted to let you know I featured you on Blissful and Domestic today. Stop by and Grab a button!
angee says
September 22, 2012 at 8:26 PMSoo cute! I love the penguins!! Did you see the one I did with snowmen last year for Christmas?