Father's Day Crafts: Your Child's Silhouette

Take your kid's picture to a whole new level.

Submitted by
Jennifer

You gave Dad a framed picture of the kids last year. And the year before. And probably the year before that, too. This year, mix it up a little with a Father's Day craft of a framed silhouette painting created by your little budding artist.

Arcylic paints
Printer
Removable contact paper
A Sharpie marker
Scissors
Cardstock or heavy-duty paper
Watercolor paints
A paintbrush

Stand your kid up next to a white wall and snap a picture of your kid's profile.
Upload the picture for your Father's Day craft onto your computer and print it out on a letter-size piece of paper.
Tape the printed picture onto a window.
Cut a piece of contact paper slightly larger than the picture.
With the picture still taped to the window, carefully cover the entire picture with the contact paper (sticky-side down).
At this point in the Father's Day craft, you should have the smooth side of the contact paper facing out and a visible silhouette of your child showing through. Carefully trace your child's profile onto the contact paper with a Sharpie marker.
Cut out your child's silhouette and carefully peel it off of the printed picture.
Place it sticky-side down on the cardstock and carefully press down the edges.
Put on some old ratty clothes (and put down lots of newspapers!) and get out the watercolors.
Have your kid cover the entire page with paint. The paint won't stick to the contact paper so it will leave your child's silhouette.
Let the paper dry two hours or overnight.
Carefully peel the contact paper off of the page, revealing your kid's silhouette for the Father's Day craft.