How to Paint Toy Blocks
Probably the most classic of children's toys are toy blocks. Colorful and easy to manipulate, toy blocks can offer children of all ages a fun outlet to learn not only fine and gross motor skills, but also early language skills. One can easily design and paint a set of children's toy blocks with a few steps. A set of custom-designed and hand-painted toy blocks can provide hours of fun for a little one and later become a treasured gift handed down among generations.
Things You'll Need
- Unfinished wood blocks
- Nontoxic wood paints
- Small stencils
- Roll of painter's tape
- Paintbrushes
- Sandpaper
- Water
- Paintbrush rinse cup
- Paper towels
Instructions
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Purchase a set of plain, unfinished toy blocks from a craft store. If you wish to make an entire alphabet of blocks, purchase 26 blocks. Examine all of the blocks carefully to make sure there are no flaws in the wood of the blocks.
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Check to make sure that there are no rough, unfinished edges on the blocks. If there are any rough areas on the blocks, use sandpaper to gently sand these areas away.
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Select a letter stencil for your block. Affix the stencil to the block using painter's tape. Apply nontoxic paint in the stencil area and allow the painted area to dry completely. Remove the painter's tape and the stencil. Select the next side of the block where you would like another letter to be placed and repeat this process.
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Choose the area on the block where you would like to paint an image. Using the nontoxic paint, paint the image onto the block and allow to dry. Select the next area of the block where you would like to place another image and repeat this process.
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If you would like to add words, you can either stencil the words using small stencils, or you can paint the words freehand. If you choose to paint the words freehand, simply use nontoxic paint and print the word on the area of the block and allow to dry.
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Tips & Warnings
If the set of toy blocks is a gift, you may want to include the child's name on the blocks.
Always use nontoxic paint for toy blocks.
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