By day, this cityscape mural makes a great backdrop for playing with toy cars and trucks. When the sun goes down, all it takes is a night-light to illuminate the buildings and night sky.
| Prep Time: Weekend Project | |
| What you need: | |
| Interior acrylic white wall paint
2 or 3 rectangular sponges of assorted sizes Paintbrush (optional) Interior acrylic glow-in-the-dark paint (generally available in several colors and sold at most hardware or craft stores) Night-light (the moon-shaped one shown here, manufactured by Lightning Bug Ltd., is battery-operated) 1 or 2 dozen glow-in-the-dark stars | |
| Seasons: Year round | |
| Materials: paints | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | First, make sure the wall you plan to decorate is clean and dry. Then pour a shallow layer of white wall paint into a flat-bottomed container (you need an opaque white undercoat to make the buildings clearly visible during daylight). |
| 2. | Dip one of the sponges into the paint to evenly coat its surface, then holding it upright, evenly press the sponge against the wall just above the baseboard to create a "building" imprint. You may want to practice on newspaper until you are able to achieve an effect you like. |
| 3. | Continue in this way, using all the sponges to stamp a row of buildings. You can even trim a sponge into a triangular roof or steeple shape or use a paintbrush to add finer details. |
| 4. | Once the paint is dry, use the same method to apply a topcoat of glow-in-the-dark paint to all the buildings. |
| 5. | Let the final coat dry thoroughly. Then attach the night-light and glow-in-the-dark stars to the wall. |
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