Its Leslie from Pink Stripey Socks again!
We recently purchased a small telescope and have been using it to stare at the night sky.
Right now my 3-year old is infatuated with the moon.
He loves pointing out when it looks like banana or a watermelon.
Its simple, graphic, and perfect for my little moon-lover to wear.
Its a perfectsummer craft for kidsorboredom buster!
Its also perfect forHalloweentoo.
Want a simple moon costume to wear?
Make it, wear it, and youll even glow like the real moon.
Glow in the Dark Shirt
Gather These Materials
Directions:
1.
Trace a plate (thats smaller than the size of your shirt) onto a piece of paper.
Then, find a photo of the moon.
Use that photo to guide your moon sketch.
(The moon isnt uniformly dark throughout.
I shaded in the areas that were darker than the rest.)
Rip out a piece of freezer paper.
Using your pencil, trace your sketch onto the non-waxy side of the paper.
(The waxy side should be on the bottom.
Thats the side that will adhere to your shirt.)
Now were going to cut out our freezer paper stencil.
Hold on before you jump right in because heres where it gets a little tricky.
Just remember that any part which is covered up by the freezer paper will remain black.
That means that any part thats not covered up by freezer paper will get painted white.
Ok. Now carefully cut out your moon shape.
Then, cut out your design inside.
see to it to save all those little parts.
Iron your design onto your shirt.
verify the waxy side is down!
Remember, thats what will adhere your stencil to your shirt.
Place a piece of scrap paper inside your shirt to prevent the paint from seeping through.
Now grab your sponge brush and start dabbing your paint on!
Then your design will probably come out brighter than mine.)
This was the hardest part!)
Dab on spots to create stars or highlight the extra bright spots on your moon!
Now youve got your very own, one-of-a-kind glow in the dark t-shirt!
Turn off the lights and watch it magically glow.
