Seahorse Button Art

Posted 2014-02-10 by EricaL ⇒ follow

Jars of buttons can be found at thrift stores and dollar stores which can be glued onto paper or card to make decorative pictures.

My 5 year old son and I had a go at making a seahorse button art piece, we also added craft gems and sequins.

Time: 30 minutes
Age: Any Age (younger children may need some assistance)
Level: Medium

Materials

Buttons / gems / sequins

A5 blue card

PVA glue

Black pen

Recycled cardboard (I used a cereal box)

Paintbrush (for glue)

Method

Create your seahorse (or other) template by either drawing freehand onto the back of your recycled cardboard, or you could print out a seahorse shape (from Google images) onto paper, cut out and stick onto your recycled cardboard.

Cut out your template with scissors.