Last summer I launched into a decorating frenzy
for my sons as we moved our oldest into his own room. My oldest is intrigued with dogs, while out little guy was in a
monster truck phase. I posted a request on my local
Facebook forums to ask for a pallet that I could harvest boards from. I found that our Co-op was pleased to be relieved of a pallet or
two that was taking up space. I cut up the boards and glued them
together with Elmer's wood glue. I set them in the
hot sun to dry. Even in 90 degree weather, it took
about 24 hours to completely dry. Next, I applied wood
stain and let them set for a couple more hours. Finally, the magic was ready to
begin! I used acrylic paint & Painter's paint pens to design each of
the pieces. For my 8-year-old, I used a dog silhouette with a quote -
something that wouldn't be babyish when he's 10 or 12. For my 3 year-old, I painted a rough-and-tumble MONSTER TRUCK!!! Each are about 2' x 3'.
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