DIY Road Play Mats

Use acrylic paints and flat canvas sheets to create road play mats for cars and trucks. These sheets also work as decor for kids with a love of all things with wheels.

Materials:

DecoArt Products Required
Americana Acrylics

• DAO36 - True Blue
• DAO55 - Kelly Green
• DAO67 - Lamp (Ebony) Black

Americana Writers

• DAW01 - White

Americana Spray Sealers

• DAS12 - Americana Gloss Spray

Supplies

• Foam plate
• Small play cars
• Pencil
• 1 1/2" to 1 3/4" wide foam brush
• Flat bristle brush
• Two 14x 18 flat canvases

Instructions

1. Use foam brush and Kelly Green to paint one canvas; let dry.
2. Use foam brush and True Blue to paint remaining canvas and let dry.
3. Place canvases side by side. Refer to photo and use pencil to draw outlines of roads on canvas.
4. Using pencil line as guideline, use foam brush and Lamp Black to paint roads, using smaller brush for any touch-ups. Let dry.
5. Using White Americana Acrylic Writer, paint random dashed lines along center of roads; let dry.
6. Spray canvases with Americana Gloss Spray Sealer and let dry.

Helpful Hint
Canvases can be laid on floor for playtime or attached to wall for decor, using adhesive to attach cars permanently.