For Amelia’s Frozen birthday party we chose an art project in the spirit of self-expression and beauty.
What you need:
Plenty of time. It takes 2 1/2 hours for the project to be dry enough to transport home. You can prep the canvases ahead of time if you want to cut off 30 minutes.
We played games like Pin the Nose on Olaf and had a Frozen sing-a-long during the drying time.
You also need a canvas, paint shirt and brush for each person and Elsa-esk paint. We used Acrylic/Master’s Touch Rouge, Lake Blue Titanium White and Phthalocyanine Blue from Hobby Lobby.
1. Prep the canvases with watered down white paint. Cover the front and sides of the canvas with a thin layer of the white paint. Let it dry for about 30 minutes.
2. Scatter small dots of each color of paint on each canvas. Have the artist swipe their brush back and forth to create the feeling of snow blowing. Use more drops of paint to achieve the desired coloring.
The more paint used, the longer it takes to dry. I recommend doing only a thin layer of paint. We did not paint the sides because of our close quarters and lack of dry time.
When the paint is mostly dry, mix a little blue and white together to create a new color for the wording. I showed the kids an example and approximately where to place their letters. They painted the words themselves if they were comfortable doing so.
After another 20 minutes or so to let the words dry, water down Liquitex Basics Iridescent Medium and lightly paint it over the entire canvas, carefully avoiding spots that are still wet. The iridescent paint gives the paintings a snowy quality. If the iridescent paint is thick, the painting will look almost white. I did my own experiment a few days before the party to be sure I knew how much paint and time the whole project would take.
The kids were proud of the final products and excited to take them home to put in their rooms!
If you do this project, I would love to see your finished product!!
Check out my reflections on the movie in my post Frozen Top Ten http://andreajoywenburg.wordpress.com/2014/11/24/frozen-top-ten/