How to Decorate a Big Wheel
Your son will love tooling around on a Big Wheel that he helped to decorate. We all like to personalize things and kids do too, especially things like bikes that are so easy to decorate. With a little guidance and a few simple items you can help a Big Wheel owner decorate his bike in less than an hour.
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Things You'll Need
- Paint made for plastic or metal
- Paint brushes
- Paint smocks (optional)
- Markers made for plastic or metal
- Decorative items
- Stick-on decals
- Streamers
- Hot glue gun
- Mailing tape or duct tape
Instructions
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Gather a large variety of supplies and paint so that he has a lot of decorations to choose from for his bike. Anything goes for doo-dads, stencils, purchased decals, streamers, feathers, sequins, buttons and ribbon.
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Provide pictures showing ideas for painted designs, shapes and possible arrangements of craft materials. Talk to him about possible color schemes and design ideas.
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Prepare an area for decorating by laying down newspaper or butcher paper and put the Big Wheel on top of it.
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Use paint to change the color of the seat, handle bar or the wheel hub.
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Use a hot glue gun for wrapping and taping streamers around handlebars and wheels.
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Help him to apply stickers and decals to the bike after the glue and paint dry.
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Tips & Warnings
Cover clothes with a large T-shirt or smock before painting.
References
- ArtistsHelpingChildren: AHC arts&crafts: HOW TO DECORATE KIDS BIKES CRAFTS IDEAS & PROJECTS: Find out how to personalize your bicycles with the following decorations, instructions, patterns, and activities for children and preschoolers
- Corunna4th: Corunna July 4th Celebration: 2006 Bike Decorating and Kids Parade
- Photo Credit pink bikes image by mavrick from Fotolia.com
