What’s even more fun than painting?? Painting in your pajamas!!!
This candy cane painting is quite toddler friendly, and the kiddos get great results! I outlined a candy cane shape with a Sharpie on some thick card stock paper, and added some masking tape stripes. Once I invited Clara over to paint, the smiles were non-stop all morning!
While the paint was drying, she got to work on the background with lots of dark green scribbles on light green paper… she was hard at work!
Once the paint was completely dry, we peeled off the masking tape to reveal her perfectly striped candy cane! Cut out and glue to your background… Proudly display in your home!
We’re sending this one to Mark to help give his office some holiday cheer!
Have fun!!
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Sunday Best @ No Time for Flashcards
December 14th, 2010 on 1:55 pm
Dear Valerie,
We could use some holiday cheer today; the heat was out! Boy was it cold.
Love,
Mark
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:00 pm
Again?? You should consider wearing long underwear.
December 14th, 2010 on 1:59 pm
You make the most wonderfully simple, fun and beautiful projects. You are so blessed with talent and we are blessed that you share it so freely. I linked to your No Mess Christmas tree project in my post today. Thank you.
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:01 pm
How sweet, Phyllis! Your comments always make me smile!
Thanks for the link, and I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas! xoxo
December 14th, 2010 on 2:11 pm
Crafts in pajamas is a great idea!
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:02 pm
Agreed! This could be the beginning of a whole new trend in our house.
December 14th, 2010 on 2:29 pm
Everyone will be impressed with her perfect stripes! We added a little peppermint extract to our red paint to make the candy canes we painted smell really good!
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:02 pm
That is SUCH a GREAT idea!! We’ll give it a go!
December 14th, 2010 on 2:59 pm
love it… i’m looking for projects to make next week fun and festive at our house since we won’t be traveling… going to add this to the mix!
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:03 pm
Perfect! Have fun crafting with the kiddos! xoxo
December 14th, 2010 on 3:24 pm
I’ll be linking and we’ll be doing! We just started C in our preschool stuff, and Goose is loving all things candy cane right now. Thanks!
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:05 pm
What great timing! I’m sure Goose will have lots of fun with this! Enjoy!!
December 14th, 2010 on 3:34 pm
Even amazingly cute kids are a little bit cuter in PJs
I love the craft too, great , simple and beautiful!
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:07 pm
Thank you!!
LOL — Being in PJs makes everything more fun too!
December 14th, 2010 on 4:14 pm
And a wonderful candy cane without having to get frustrated that the kids aren’t painting the right way.
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:08 pm
It’s pretty much fool-proof, and lots of fun!! Enjoy!
December 14th, 2010 on 4:49 pm
aww love this and it will totally brighten up the office
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:09 pm
Thanks, Lindsay! I hope so!! Sounds like Mark is freezing over there!
December 14th, 2010 on 5:08 pm
Great idea! I can’t wait to try it!
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:09 pm
Yay! Have fun!! xoxo
December 14th, 2010 on 5:11 pm
Perfect project. We made David Star this way – Anna guessed what it will be, but was still surprised when the masking paper came off
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:10 pm
That is a great idea!! I love how it’s such a neat “reveal” for the kids when they see the masking tape come off. So much fun!!
December 14th, 2010 on 7:11 pm
Love the colours you went for. I can almost smell the candy cane. Painting is so much fun. I’m not surprised that Clara wasn’t going to wait until she’d dressed.
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:11 pm
LOL She’s quite impatient once she sees the paint! I wish you could see the look on her face… her entire face LIGHTS up!!
December 14th, 2010 on 8:28 pm
OH- Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for the idea on how to paint stripes on a Candy Cane. This is going to make my Sunday School lesson SO MUCH EASIER- and I am all about EASY crafts when it comes to Kindergartners!
(Really, do you KNOW how much you ROCK?!?!)
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:12 pm
That is awesome timing!! Yay!!!! I’m sure it will turn out great. Have fun with the kiddos!
December 14th, 2010 on 10:24 pm
So cute. You have some great and simple craft ideas. Have I mentioned how much I like simple?!
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:14 pm
We’re big fans of “simple” here too! Makes projects like these soooo much easier. Have fun!!
December 14th, 2010 on 11:43 pm
So pretty! The candy cane & Clara
She has grown so much!
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:15 pm
Thank you! I can’t believe how much she as grown!! It’s amazing! I don’t remember Emily growing up quite this quickly…
December 15th, 2010 on 12:47 am
We love to craft in our PJs too, we had a pajama day on Monday in fact:) Very cute holiday banner, I think our Daddy might need one too!
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:16 pm
Yay for pajama days!!
I bet ER will have great fun with this!
December 15th, 2010 on 9:34 am
Super cute! Another great idea
Thanks!
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:18 pm
You’re very welcome! Have fun!!
December 15th, 2010 on 11:11 am
I like the masking tape idea– I can’t believe I hadn’t thought of that! We actually want to put candy cane decorations all over the living room in preparation for the elf who visits us. Thanks!
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:18 pm
That’s a great idea!! I bet they will turn out beautifully! Have fun!!
December 15th, 2010 on 2:10 pm
Love this!
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:20 pm
Thanks, Rebecca!!
December 15th, 2010 on 11:05 pm
She did a great job!
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:20 pm
Thank you, Debby! She was so proud!!
December 16th, 2010 on 5:49 pm
We did this today! It was all icy and horrible outside and school was cancelled for me, so I hopped online to find something to entertain my 20 month old. She loved it! Started with the paintbrush and ended up fingerpainting, but she still had a blast! Thanks for the idea!
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:21 pm
Awwww… sounds like she had a GREAT time! I’m SO happy you did this!! xoxo
December 18th, 2010 on 2:36 pm
Clever!
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:22 pm
December 18th, 2010 on 10:52 pm
That’s a cute idea!
December 23rd, 2010 on 10:22 pm
Thanks, Jenny! I bet Abby would have so much fun with this!!