Take artistic ventures outdoors and transform an old white sheet into a monumental canvas.
| Prep Time: Under 1 hour | |
| What you need: | |
| Old bedsheet
Tempera paints Paint brushes Sponges Squirt bottles | |
| Seasons: Summer | |
| Materials: fabric, paints | |
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Instructions: | |
| 1. | Start by soaking an old sheet in water and then hanging it on a clothesline or draping it over a fence. |
| 2. | Get out various tempera paints and applicators -- sponges, paintbrushes, squirt bottles -- and go at it, creating pictures, tic-tac-toe grids, or just colorful designs. You can also mute and mix colors with a water-filled spray bottle. |
| 3. | Whenever you don't like what you see, simply hose down the canvas and start over. For art on a smaller scale, try the same techniques with a pillowcase or an old T-shirt. |
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