Patriotic Eagle T-shirts
Materials:
- brown, white, black and yellow fabric paint
- t-shirt
- piece of cardboard
- paintbrush(es)
Directions:
- Place cardboard inside the t-shirt.
- With the brush, paint the child's right palm and fingers (but not the thumb) brown.
- Press the hand down on the shirt to form the eagle's left wing.
- Repeat to make the other wing.
- If needed, let dry.
- Paint three fingers of one hand white. Press at the bottom of the body to make tail feathers.
- Have the child make a fist with his/her left hand. Paint the pinkie side white. Press down at the top of the body to make the head. If desired, smudge slightly to give it a feathery look.
- If needed, let dry.
- Use a finger to make a black dot for the eye.
- Use a paintbrush to create a yellow beak.
- Let dry completely.
Source:
adapted from goerieblogs.com , 2011 and Family Fun, June/July 2010.