National Park Week DIY Backpack
Celebrate one of the greatest American traditions with have with this stenciled backpack pattern. This adorable nature craft idea shows you how to use earthy colors and cute stencils of a bear and pine trees to decorate a backpack with a National Park-inspired design. Whether you love Yosemite, prefer Joshua Tree, or are all about Glacier, this adorable stencil craft ideas shows you care. Looking for a grown-up version of this adorable craft, consider adding a similar stencil combo to a tote bag or t-shirt. This craft for kids would be an adorable gift to give your little lady or little man before their first hiking trip.
Estimated Cost$11-$20
Time to CompleteIn an evening
Primary TechniquePainting
Project TypeMake a Project
Materials List
- FolkArt ® Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints - Pueblo, 2 oz.
- FolkArt ® Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints - Coffee Latte, 2 oz.
- FolkArt ® Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints - Freshcut Grass, 2 oz
- FolkArt ® Handmade Charlotte™ Stencils - Woodland
- FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Olive Green, 2 oz.
- Child's backpack or other project to stencil on
- Tape
- Stencil brushes ¼”-½”
- Flat brush ½”
- Piece of cardboard smaller than backpack
Instructions
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Place cardboard inside backpack for support. Tape off borders on either side of backpack front as shown and paint Olive Green. Let dry and remove tape.
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Remove scrap from stencil images. Stencil tree images overlapping as shown with Freshcut Grass. Let dry.
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Stencil bear with Coffee Latte.
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Starting at bottom of left side of backpack; begin stenciling word with last letter in Pueblo. Build letters upward to finish.
Did You Know?
The United States has a total of 59 National Parks in total. These federally protected natural areas are managed by the Department of the interior. The first official National Park, Yellowstone National Park, was officially signed into law in 1872 by Ulysses S. Grant. It was not until 1916 how when the Organic Act was signed into place that the National Park Service was created in order to “conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and wildlife therein”.
Source: Organic Act of 1916 from NPS.gov
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Have you ever visited one of the national parks?