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Life-Size Self Portrait

Trace your kid on cardboard and let them decorate a life-size version of themselves. A long, absorbing project for slow afternoons.

🧒 Ages 3-5, 6-8⏱ 1 hr
Life-Size Self Portrait
Life-Size Self Portrait
Life-Size Self Portrait
Life-Size Self Portrait
Life-Size Self Portrait
Life-Size Self Portrait
Life-Size Self Portrait
Life-Size Self Portrait
Life-Size Self Portrait

How to do it

  1. 1

    Have the kid lie down on a large sheet of cardboard.

  2. 2

    Trace their outline with a marker.

  3. 3

    Hand them paint, brushes, and any natural finds, then let them decorate the figure however they want.

Tips & extensions

Real flowers, leaves, fabric scraps, and yarn all glue down beautifully.

Watch the activity

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