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Before your little artist gets glowing, here are a
few things to consider:
·
Is it non-toxic? There are tons of glow
paints available. Some are meant for adult crafters. If the label doesn’t say
that it’s non-toxic, it isn’t graded as acceptable for your child’s age and it
doesn’t have the ACMI (Art and Creative Materials Institute) certification seal
of approval on it, don’ allow your child to use it. The first glow in the dark
paint that I stumbled upon at the craft store was a spray-on type. This was completely
not safe for a young child to use, so I kept looking until I found a liquid
with the ACMI seal.
·
Many of these products require exposure
to UV light prior to glowing. After your child paints, you’ll need to place her
artwork in the sun for about five minutes.
·
You can use a black light, but you don’t
have to. Unlike tonic water, specially formulated glowing paints don’t require a
special light bulb to show up. I tried a black light and found that the glow
was more noticeable, and it slightly changed the color.
·
Your child can mix the glow paint with
other materials such as glitter, shaving cream or glue.
Here’s What You Need:
·
Model Magic
·
Glow paint- I used Deco Art's Glow in the Dark paint, but any similar product will work.
·
A paintbrush
·
Glitter
·
Googley eyes
·
Construction paper
Here’s What to Do:
1. Roll
the Model Magic into a ball.
2. Push
the modeling compound flat and have your child shape it into a flowing ghost.
3. Mix
glitter with the glow paint.
4. Paint
the mixture over the ghost.
5. Press
googley eyes onto the ghost!
Another option is to make a monster. Have your child
make a shape with the Model Magic and press a handful of googley eyes onto it!
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I love glow in the dark paint! I especially like how you added the extras like shaving cream and glitter - so fun!
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