Today’s Paper Plate Paint Splat Moon idea, ALL started with a trip to Hobby Lobby this past weekend for Mother’s Day.

Gosh… I haven’t been to a Hobby Lobby in TWO YEARS since we moved to Florida. Obviously there is one in driving distance from Tampa BUT it’s like an hour with traffic. I hate traffic. Correction – I absolutely hate Florida traffic. Throw in a BIG bridge over some water and I’m done. I rather just stay at home…

So although I LOVE Hobby Lobby, I also like my sanity and choose to stay on our part of “Florida” – as I put it. That’s why you hear me talk about Michaels pretty much all the time. It’s within 15 minutes and I use backroads to get there.

But this past weekend my husband asked me what I wanted to do for Mother’s Day and I “sucked it up” & said, “Take me to Hobby Lobby.” So we jumped in the car, went to Clearwater and the rest is history. And you better believe I walked the aisles for two hours and had NO spending limit. It was glorious and cheesy to say… but it really was the BEST Mother’s Day gift ever. And surprisingly? Traffic was “ok” considering it was the weekend. I might consider going back one day…maybe.

So anyways – back to the tutorial. I picked up some space themed stickers and was inspired to make this Paint Splat Moon craft come to life. When I say that inspiration hits me anywhere and everywhere, I truly mean it! I hope your inspired by latest kid craft tutorial!

Happy crafting, my friends!!! #gluedtomycraftsinspiresyou

Paint Splat Moon Craft Supplies:

* White Paper Plates {small or large – I used large}
* Silver/Black/Gold Tulip Puffy Paint
* Space Themed Stickers {I found mine at Hobby Lobby in the kid craft aisle}
* Baby Wipes
optional – glitter, sequins, rhinestones etc.

Directions:

* Please make sure you have a good working area that can get dirty because paint will squeeze out of the sides of this craft!!!
* First fold your paper plate in half {one per moon craft you want to make.}
* Unfold and squirt some black/silver/gold paint on one side of the paper plate {I like the Tulip Puffy Paint for this particular step since it’s in a nice controlled squirt bottle} Be sure to keep the paint inside the paper plate and not place too much down.
* Once the paint is down, go ahead and fold/squish your paper plate together again. Be sure to rub your hand all over the folded piece, so the paint will cover your the inside nicely {paint WILL more than likely squeeze out the sides, so be sure to pay attention to that and clean up with baby wipes!}
* Now carefully unfold your piece to reveal your “marbled moon” design inside. Sprinkle some glitter/rhinestones on top of the wet paint if desired to create more texture.
* To finish the Paper Plate Moons – add your space themed stickers on top. Set aside to let it dry completely before displaying proudly.

You can also do this concept with plain cardstock as well. Just fold thick cardstock in half and follow the steps above, just the same. Then you can call it a “galaxy” instead!

Be sure to also check out our Paint Splat Lions – Kid Craft post for another crafty idea! #gluedtomycrafts