Star Magnets
Difficulty: Easy
Age: 5 and up
Parental supervision is recommended
Display your child's artwork using these personalized star magnets. Kids will be proud to have their artwork hung for all to see.
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What you'll need:
- 3" Wooden flat star
- 5" Decorative ribbon (1" wide)
- Craft paint
- Glitter glue pens
- Markers (to write names on stars)
- Scissors
- Hot glue gun
- Very strong magnet (as large as you can fit behind the star)
How to make it:
- Paint your star the color desired and let dry.
- Using a contrasting colored marker, write the child's name and any other words on the star. Ideas: "My Artist Did This" " A Masterpiece by" "— Did This" "Look What — Did!"
- If you mess up on the lettering, just repaint over the star.
- Using a glitter glue pen, draw a thin line all around the outside edge of the star and let dry.
- Take your piece of ribbon and fold it in half lengthwise.
- Starting at the end of the ribbon, cut at an angle toward the folded edge. You should have a "V" shape cut out of the ribbon.
- Repeat for other end.
- Fold the ribbon in half. Slightly angle the ribbon so you will see both pieces (see photo).
- Hot glue on back of star with edges showing below the bottom of the star.
- Hot glue the magnet on the back of the star.
- Date the back of the magnet with the marker.
