Portrait plate painting - Arts, Crafts and DIY

31 Comments

A great craft project for your children to do. These plates last forever if kept with care and are so special.

Material

1 Small round white plate
3 - 6 Craft Paint - pots with different colours
1 Paint brush

Method

Set up an area that can get a bit messy and lay down some newspaper for less mess.
Place the pots of craft paint, paint brush and the plate down on the newspaper.
Set your child/children up at the area which they can paint and ask them to paint a picture of themselves for you to show off or give as a present to someone special.

Notes

A fun project for children to do!

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31 Comments

- - mom19782016 said
  - 16 Oct 2020
    4:33 pm
Use green and red and you’ve got Xmas presents

- - celebrity said
  - 06 Mar 2020
    2:22 pm
Cute as!

- - Mummyofone77 said
  - 18 Dec 2019
    4:23 am
A great idea. Thanks for sharing

- - mom81879 said
  - 07 Nov 2019
    1:42 pm
Definitely a great craft activity for the kids to do. Lovely keepsakes or special gifts for the family

- - MrsA said
  - 25 Mar 2019
    2:19 pm
A great idea. Will save this for when my kids are a little older.

- - Cookfromscratchmum said
  - 20 Nov 2018
    7:25 am
My kids love painting and this is a great idea thanks for sharing

- - kjgarner said
  - 22 Jun 2018
    9:17 pm
We did these with mugs and used for presents
- kjgarner replied
  
  28 Jun 2018 , 8:24 pm
  Great way to keep drawing/painting from the kiddies
- - mom81879 said
  - 18 Apr 2017
    1:49 pm
Painting is always so much fun, my bunch love it, they can really let their creative juices go mad

- - mom19782016 said
  - 18 Oct 2016
    1:40 pm
Good for Xmas coming up too.
- mom19782016 replied
  
  23 Mar 2019 , 9:41 am
  We made a bowl for the kid’s dad for his birthday – it looks great.
- - mom111059 said
  - 01 Sep 2016
    10:41 pm
Great Gift for Fathers Day (on Sunday). Thanks for sharing your idea.

- - mom112217 said
  - 26 May 2016
    10:07 am
A great idea and you can use up old plates to do it! Thanks.

- - Nas01 said
  - 14 May 2016
    9:51 am
what a great idea. thanks for sharing

- - rachelvk said
  - 28 Apr 2016
    11:06 am
A lovely activity. I am trying to think of crafty activities to do with my 2 year old so that he can give his Nonna and Grandma lovely gifts for Mothers Day and this is exactly what I was looking for!

- - mom103920 said
  - 01 Mar 2016
    11:12 am
Our kids made these at Prep for Mothers Day and Fathers Day. I don’t know how they sealed them/baked them/set the paint, but they have lasted years. I never put them in the dishwasher, hand wash only, and they are only used for special occasions.

- - mom169284 said
  - 11 Feb 2016
    7:56 pm
Definitely need to seal this or use special paints. My son did it at childcare and the paint came right off.

- - curlytops said
  - 24 Jan 2016
    3:00 pm
nice idea but must use special paint or it comes off onto food! or in the dishwasher.

- - clairejay said
  - 14 Jan 2016
    10:01 am
Great idea. You could make a few at a time and put them away for when grandparents have birthdays as these would make a fab gift.

- - Kasey said
  - 29 Dec 2015
    12:23 pm
Fantastic idea for holiday craft!

- - mom94125 said
  - 02 Dec 2015
    1:18 pm
these make the cutest gifts! the kids will have loads of fun, for sure! this is a really great craft suggestion and i seriously might let the kids do this on the grass lol.
- mom94125 replied
  
  06 Jan 2016 , 1:26 pm
  cheers for posting your great idea! i am always looking for ways to keep the kids busy
- - mom81879 said
  - 30 Nov 2015
    4:21 pm
Wow, couldn’t you have some fun with the kids doing these? We could do ourselves or each other. Can’t wait