Want to get rid of the excess craft paint and cheap brushes you've been hoarding? Want to get some Easter lawn decorations as well?
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Hire a 6 year old! They work fast and cheap (usually just for a pizza or turkey sandwich).
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First draw a bunny on 1/4 thick plywood panel as an example and then let the child draw their own on another.
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Who cares what it looks like, this is your chance to help clean out the garage of junk.
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Then cut it out with a jigsaw. Make sure the kid is standing far away for safety.
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Next, save yourself some sweat and teach the kid good work ethics. Show them the magical sanding block that makes rough edges on wood disappear!
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Patronize the kid if they get detail orientated and want to add more. Besides, helps use up old markers.
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Let the painting begin! Throw an old grimey work shirt on the kid as a smock (I found this one under a moldy box in the garage).
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Encourage going outside the lines, it uses up more old paint!
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Keep the kid busy for hours by making them paint large areas with a tiny brush.
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When working outdoors watch out for falling leaves landing in the wet paint.
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Once painted and dry, get rid of old garden stakes and hot glue them to the back of the cut outs.
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Now the cute bunny, I mean old material user upper, can be stuck in the garden or lawn for all to enjoy...
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Not only is your home a little more hoard free, but you gave a little kid creative fun and her parents a couple of hours off
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