More quiet fun for cold winter days – Make an easel and painting box
It’s much more fun to paint if you have an easel to hold your picture and a container for your jars of paint, brushes and water.
Make the easel from a piece of corrugated cardboard about 18 inches x 36 inches. Mark it off with a pencil, as shown in the pattern below. Cut out with a knife or big scissors all around the edges. Make two short cuts along each side. Then fold along dotted lines so that the easel looks like the top picture. Tape the corners together. Adjust the painting surface by setting the back edge into the cuts along sides. To keep the easel steady while you paint, place a heavy weight, like a brick, inside.
A paint jar container can be made from a shallow cardboard box about 1 1/2 inches deep, with a cover. Trace and cut circular holes in the cover just the right size for your paint jars, a large water jar, and a tall glass to hold your brushes.
A muffin tin is handy for mixing your colors, and it can easily be washed out when you’re through painting.
What a great idea. My little one would just love this. I’m going to try and make one today. It will help with the cabin fever. It’s way to cold to play outside. Thanks for sharing your idea.
Thanks for sharing this. It is easy to do and kids would love this. I’ll try to make one for my DD.
What a great idea! Can’t wait to try this!
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