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Cold, dark winters can suck the happy out of anyone. My solution always seems to come in bright colored paint and yarn. Make this Happy Happy Joy Joy banner as a distraction for your kids and a giggle for you.
Supplies: letter sticky notes, card stock paper, paint, large zip lock bag, scissors, hole punch, pen, and yarn.
Process: Prep the paper by placing the sticky letters onto the paper. I put two on each page and mixed up the order to vary the artwork in the final assembled banner. Paint the paper however you want. I put paint on Matilda's (one-year-old) paper and then stuck it inside a zip lock bag for a mess free version. And for Parker (three-year-old), I let him have at it with a paint brush. Once the paint was dry, I made a simple template, traced it on each sheet of paper, cut it out, punched holes in the corners, and then strung it up with yarn.
Time: The prep took five minutes. The painting lasted five minutes for Matilda and forty-five minutes for Parker. And preparing the finished product took maybe fifteen minutes. So, let's say the total time will be less than an hour.
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