DIY Art: Mini Animal Canvases


If you are needing some DIY art for a nursery or child’s bedroom, consider making these mini animal canvases. I whipped them up in no time with plastic toys from the dollar store! Add in some bright colors of acrylic paint and you have some custom art for any child’s room, boy or girl. This is one of my favorite DIYs to date!

For some easy DIY art, make these mini animal canvases out of plastic toys, super glue and paint! They are so funky and unique for a nursery or child's bedroom!

 

I decided that Pearl needed some fresh wall decor in her nursery, so I made some cute little mini animal canvases to look over her crib while she sleeps. I decided to go with a neon and pastel color scheme to keep it really fresh and modern. I think these mini animal canvases are so fun and a great diy art option!( I love using plastic animals in creative ways!)

 

 

For some easy DIY art, make these mini animal canvases out of plastic toys, super glue and paint! They are so funky and unique for a nursery or child's bedroom!

For this project you will need:

For some easy DIY art, make these mini animal canvases out of plastic toys, super glue and paint! They are so funky and unique for a nursery or child's bedroom!

Begin by cutting your animals in half. To cut them in half, I used a heat knife. This worked really well, but I know not everyone owns one of these. I can be done with a sharp utility knife but it may take a little more elbow grease!

For some easy DIY art, make these mini animal canvases out of plastic toys, super glue and paint! They are so funky and unique for a nursery or child's bedroom!

I also painted a coat of while primer on the animals to make sure that the acrylic paint stuck really well.

For some easy DIY art, make these mini animal canvases out of plastic toys, super glue and paint! They are so funky and unique for a nursery or child's bedroom!

Once the primer is dry, paint your animals and canvases with acrylic paint. My animals all required about 3 coats and the canvases needed about 2 coats.  To make it go faster, use a hair dryer in between coats to cut down on drying time!

For some easy DIY art, make these mini animal canvases out of plastic toys, super glue and paint! They are so funky and unique for a nursery or child's bedroom!

 

For some easy DIY art, make these mini animal canvases out of plastic toys, super glue and paint! They are so funky and unique for a nursery or child's bedroom!

Once everything is dry, use a small bead of super glue to attach the animals to the center of the canvases.

For some easy DIY art, make these mini animal canvases out of plastic toys, super glue and paint! They are so funky and unique for a nursery or child's bedroom!

Add a coat of glossy Mod Podge to give everything a nice finish. I think this step really took it to the next level and finished it off well.

For some easy DIY art, make these mini animal canvases out of plastic toys, super glue and paint! They are so funky and unique for a nursery or child's bedroom!

I’m also glad that I painted the edges different colors. It just adds a little something extra.

For some easy DIY art, make these mini animal canvases out of plastic toys, super glue and paint! They are so funky and unique for a nursery or child's bedroom!

I think it would be fun to add more to make this collage bigger. I kept all the bottoms of the animals, so I may have to incorporate those as well. Wouldn’t that be funny? Pearl loves looking up at these and naming them before she goes to bed.

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