Give that boring corkboard a makeover with washi tape and some acrylic paint! A fun kids craft and great for adults too! Easy step by step tutorial.
Complete step by step instructions and video tutorial below!
Making fun kids crafts with my kids is one of my favorite types of crafts. I love looking at their cute smiley faces when they look at what they made. The “I made that!” feeling can’t be beat!
Last week we painted some cork boards and I let the kids do it all. These painted cork boards are super cute and a lot of fun to make.
Supplies Used to Make Painted Cork Board
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Prepping the Cork Board for Paint
We started out with simple Cork Foam Boards. These are great because they are lightweight.
We then dug into my washi tape supplies and pulled out some of my less favorite patterns. We were just going to be painting over it, so no reason to use the cute stuff.
We also grabbed the painter’s tape because it is a little bit wider so we could have some variance in the line widths.
I explained to my 10-year-old daughter that we were going to put the tape all over the board, paint over it and then remove the tape to show fun shapes and patterns, and she was super excited.
She had a lot of fun putting tape EVERYWHERE!
You’ll want to quickly go over all of the tapes and make sure that it is securely pushed down on the board. If it isn’t, the paint will sneak under and you won’t get the nice straight lines.
Painting a Cork Board
We pulled out the crate of acrylic paints and let her pick her colors.
I love the bright colors that she chose. You will also need at least one foam brush. We actually used several so we wouldn’t have to wash in between. We simply cleaned all of the brushes when she was finished painting.
Then you paint. You can paint in patterns or random. Honestly, no matter how you do it, it is going to look awesome when it is finished.
When the paint is completely dry, remove the tape and your masterpiece is revealed!
Painted Wood Pins
To add to the cork board I also let them paint some push pins to match their board. These wood push pins are just asking to be painted! Poke them into a styrofoam block to make them easier to paint.
Using a paint brush paint the push pins with a color that will match their pin boards.
Can you see that “I made that!” look? She’s so proud of her masterpiece and that just makes my heart happy.
What crafts have you made with your kids? Share and leave a comment below!
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creativejewishmom/sara says
Love this project! thanks so much for sharing on craft schooling sunday!
Sarah Eliza @ devastateboredom says
No kids here, but um, I think I will definitely be using this brilliant idea myself!! I have done the paint tape project with wee ones before (kindergarten teacher), but never would have thought of putting it on a corkboard and I LOVE that idea. 😀
PS The colors and patterns your daughters chose look awesome!!
Katie says
Thank you Sarah. My girls really did have a lot of fun, and I love how they turned out too!!
Melanie redd says
Hey Katie,
Your painted pin boards are very cute! I love what your girls have made!
I was “parked” by you today on Grandma Ideas, and I’m glad I’ve gotten to read some of your posts.
Have a great day~
Melanie
Katie says
Thanks Melanie! I’m glad we got to be together! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
Erin @ Nourishing My Scholar says
This looks so fun!!!! Sharing and pinning. I hope to do this activity with my children next week! Visiting from A Little Bird Told Me!
Katie says
Thanks for the Pin Erin! I would love to see what your kids come up with.
Heather says
These are so cool!! I love the designs. I’m thinking I could even use your tape method on canvas squares to fill a blank wall in the guest bathroom! 🙂 Thanks to you & your girls for the inspiration! I found you through Grandma Ideas!
Katie says
Thank you Heather! Using this method on canvas squares would be awesome! If you do it you’ll need to email me so I can see. Thanks for stopping by.
Megin says
What a great project! I love the fun colors but I could totally see making (myself) one in GOLD!
Thank you for sharing this week at Brag About It link party on VMG206 (Mondays at Midnight). I plan to feature you next week!
~ Megin of VMG206
Audra @ Renewed Projects says
What a fun way to spend time with your girls and personalize their room. 🙂
Renee says
This is a great project for the kiddos (even us moms too). Great Idea!
Katie says
Thank you Renee, it was a lot of fun to make and I love how proudly my girls hang them in their rooms.
Mother of 3 says
Such a cute idea! we have cork boards in each of the boys rooms but I never thought to personalize them! The boys would love this.
Katie says
My girls had a ton of fun making them, and I even heard one of them tell their friends – Yup, I made this all by myself.
Patti McDermott says
Katie,
You did a posting a while back on how to construct a camera to do videos. I would love to try this myself and start doing videos. Can you link me to this video? Thanks and hugs. Patti
Katie says
Hi Patti,
Yes, Here is the link to Hands-Only Camera Mount video: https://youtu.be/Ktkzfu0EvdY
Hands-Only Camera Mount Post: https://thecraftyblogstalker.com/diy-overhead-camera-mount/
Thanks!
Cucicucicoo: Eco Sewing and Crafting says
Those are really, really cool! Great idea! 🙂 Lisa
Katie says
Thank you Lisa! It was a fun project and the girls had a ball!
Rachel says
Great idea- especially to use washi tape for different widths. Have you tried this technique on anything else? I was thinking how cool it would look on the side of a bookcase or tabletop. I wonder if the washi tape was placed on top of a painted surface if it would pull the paint up? Thanks!
Katie says
Thank you Rachel. As long as the paint is completely dry it shouldn’t peel up the dried paint beneath it. Washi tape is less tacky than other tapes.