Project Instructions

step 1

Place a T-shirt over the cardboard T-shirt form. Lay flat and smooth the fabric.

step 2

Paint the bottom of both hands with the Ebony paint.

step 3

Place them onto the T-shirt with index finger and thumbs touching to form a tent and the other fingers straight for the tree trunks.

step 4

Wash hands well.

step 5

Paint the Fiesta Neon Orange inside of the tent. Let dry.

step 6

Use a foam pouncer to make the canopies of the trees with the Green Velvet, as shown.

step 7

Add details with a paintbrush like land, grass and the tent flap. Let dry.

step 8

Cut out the stencil letters you will need and place them on the T-shirt below the tent. Follow instructions on the stencil packaging. Paint over with Neon Fiesta Orange. Let dry.

Cook Children’s Expert:

This craft focuses on Social Emotional Skills. Socialization will be encouraged with this project as the adult helps apply the paint to the child’s hands. Personal indentify will play a key role in this project since; children will be able to clearly identify their hands in the finished project and take ownership of its creation. Fine Skills will also be utilized with this craft. Children will have to pay attention to detail when applying details to the shirt to make it esthetically pleasing.