St. Patrick’s Day Art with your kids! Letting them help start to finish

St. Patrick’s Day isn’t usually a holiday I’ll decorate for, but thought it’d be an easy way to let me 4 year old son have some kid-friendly fun and get a little decorating done too!

That beautiful painting… my talented 4 year old made that!

It was super easy, and the best part is I let him have total control.  Sometimes when we do arts and crafts I feel bad when there’s a bunch of do’s and don’ts and he doesn’t just get to have total fun.  So for this one, I let him just paint right on our floor and didn’t worry about any mess during it.


I used my Silhouette to cut out a vinyl “lucky” and adhered it to the flat canvas board.  Making sure there’s a tight seal so paint won’t bleed underneath it too.

Then I let him have it!  I picked a bunch of different shades of green paint and told him to have as much fun as he wanted


Here’s the mess I was left with afterwards, but I wasn’t worried….


Thanks to our Swiffer Wet/Dry mop!   This is their two in one version where you can use both the wet wipes, and the duster wipes with one unit. 


Best part of the easy clean up? My 4 year old wanted to do that too!!! He cleaned up the entire mess by himself, plus kept moping the floor for about another half hour.


Once the painting was dry, I peaked up the vinyl lettering to reveal the white “lucky”.

I absolutely love having my son’s artwork as the main feature piece in our decorating!  He is so proud of it every time he walks in and see’s it.  Again, having an easy clean up makes the whole project that much more fun so I’m not watching over him saying don’t make a mess,…. watch what you’re doing,…. don’t do that….

Another P&G product I absolutely love – and always have on hand is Magic Erasers.  Sometimes my son’s messes won’t just land on the floor but can end up on the walls too and those things make it SUPER easy to clean up!  My other favorite use for them is after I hang a piece of art in our home…

I know there’s like a hundred easy ways to hang things on Pinterest but I still resort to my trust pencil and level marks.  BUT, I often am left with visible marks on the wall after the piece is up.  Thanks to Magic Erasers, those are easy to remove too!  I don’t know what our parents did before Magic Erasers were created!  I always have so many of these on hand. 

Now I want to give you guys the chance to win two of my favorite cleaning products!  I’ve teamed up with P&G and Home Depot to offer a great DIY painting #ReadyDoneClean Prize Pack for you guys!  The prize pack includes a Swiffer Sweeper kit, Magic Eraser set, and a $25 Home Depot gift card to pick up any extra painting supplies you need!

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I’ve teamed up with P&G and Home Depot for this post, but just as always I only share products I LOVE with you guys!
You can find all of your painting supplies, including the Swiffer Sweeper and Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, at The Home Depot near you. Be sure to visit HomeDepot.com for more painting and DIY tips.