Kids' Valentines Project

This project was a whole lot of fun.  It's finally finished and ready to show!  I got the idea from here on Pinterest and thought I'd put my own spin on it by making it kid-friendly.  So...are you ready?  I'm going to take you through the process and you don't get to see the results until the end of this post (unless you cheat!).  I started with a hunk of 2 X 4 wood from the Reuse Centre that I cut into 3 squarish pieces with my scroll saw (note: make sure you're using the right blade!  I was too lazy to switch from my thin wood blade and ended up making a whole lot of smoke as I cut!)  The squares were then primed by me.  Enter the kids part.



They were given only 2 colors to work with: red and white.  Their job was to cover the blocks with paint however they wanted.



When the paint was dry they stamped their blocks with a variety of heartsy flowery stamps and some hot pink ink.



They then each chose a word to put on their block.  I traced the words from my computer (102 font) onto some scrap paper.



Then with a ball point pen I traced the letters onto the blocks, pressing relatively hard to get an indent in the block.  You can see it here with the word candy.



I then traced around the letters with a super fine black marker and painted inside the lines with black acrylic paint.  I do wish I had a better thin brush - mine is ready to be tossed out!



After the paint was dry I brushed over the blocks with Mod Podge.  Some of the black paint smudged which I was not too happy about.  But overall...



...I love how they turned out!!!!



They are happy, bright and fun.  Best of all they were a team project. 



They are sitting beside my Valentine's tree....



...directly across from my rainbow heart garland.



My Valentines projects make me feel happy, happy, happy!