Big Prints for Cheap

This week we finished these awesome prints and wanted to share them with you.  I keep seeing tutorials for them all over the web and could not wait to try it myself.  

They are giant size prints (2x3) that cost me about $25 total for both of them.

First I went to OfficeMax.com and ordered the ENGINEER PRINT from their online printing services tab.  It is only available in black and white - but it still looks awesome!  I am sure that you could get these from other offices places or local copy places as well, but Office Max was super easy and convenient for me.  It was available the next day for pickup at my local store and it cost me $4.25 for each print.

Then I went to Home Depot and bought a Foam Insulation sheet.  I believe it was about 4X8, and I had to have them cut it in half to fit in my car, which they were happy to oblige. It cost me $19.00.

I also used Spray Adhesive, which I already had on hand, but I believe it is costs about $4.00 for a can of it.

And lastly you will need some black acryllic/craft paint for the sides of the foam.  A bottle of it cost me $1.00

First, I cut the foam to fit the photo.  

On my daughter's photo I sprayed the adhesive on the photo first, attached it to the foam and then cut around the foam. 

 It doesn't matter, which ever way you prefer to do it.  

Then I used a rolling pin to smooth it out.

Then I painted the edges with the craft paint.

And that's it!  Easy peasy!!  The kids love them and I will definitely be making more!

OfficeMax

Summer Bingo - Beat the Boredom Blues!

I don't like my kiddos to stare at a screen all day or any day for that matter, so this year we decided to make a poster of some fun activities they could look forward to this summer.  They can do most of these without parent intervention, and since they helped create it, they were more than excited to begin checking off the list of things to do instead of relying on electronics to amuse themselves.
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First they prepared their poster, this was a 2 day project in itself.

Here is the printable page of our board if you need some inspiration.Summer Bingo

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As we discover that some of these activities were fun and not so fun, I will post photos of the outcome throughout the summer.....stay tuned...

PAINT YOUR NAILS FUNKY COLORS





MAKE POPSICLES!! 

MAKE A SHIRT - 

well they made the shirt their own anyway - spray painted with wax paper

MAKE A COLLAGE WITH MAGAZINE PHOTOS

  

GO HIKING

 MAKE A JIGSAW PUZZLE - 

STAY TUNED FOR PROGRESS

CLIMB A TREE

MELTED CRAYON PROJECT

T-SHIRT BRACELET

 

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