Crafts are always
fun especially if I can include my kids. So, for Fall and Halloween I wanted to
do something fun and a little different with one of my favorite brands Pilot Pens and a brand most don’t think of Duck Tape and combine the two. Take a look
and see what we created.
When people
think of Duck Tape, they usually think of just people fixing things around the
house. Well, you can do that. Or you can do some really really fun crafts like
make your kid into a bumble bee. When I asked Fallon what we should make first
she saw the yellow and black and said “BEE!” So, a bee it was. I mean, why not?!?
I had her in a t-shirt
of course and started with the yellow. And wrapped it around in one strip
around her waist. Then again higher up in stripes. I made sure to get her
sleeves. Once I was done, I got the black. It wasn’t perfectly even, but not
bad. One tip is, try not to make it too tight as it’s really easy to do so. Also
try not to get it on their skin, you can tuck it over the color and such.
Once we were
done with the bee costume, we moved onto decorating some mason jars. Fallon
decided to decorate hers with multiple different designs. After she was done, she
decided that she will put a few toys in hers. I went with a different approach.
My mason jars double as a holder for my Pilot pens (I’ll talk about in a bit).
One is a pumpkin and the other is a mummy. The mummy is really fun as it’s used
with glow in the dark Duck Tape.
With so many
options to choose from as far as designs, you can make just about anything you
want. Fallon’s favorite I think is the mustache one and of course the really
colorful. What would you make?
Pilot Pens are
perfect for a project like this, especially the Gel Pastels. I used them on top
of the Duck Tape to decorate my pumpkin and my mummy. They go on perfectly and
fits inside the mason jars so well.
I put the other
ones in the mason jars as well to be ready for other projects. For example, you
can use them around Thanksgiving to make placements, at least that’s what I’ll
be having my kids doing for something fun and festive.
I am in love
with these. I only wish I had gotten a set sooner. They come in 16 assorted
colors and its own little case which is perfect. If you have ever use a twisted
crayon then you know that these are amazing as they twist as well. Working with
them on the Duck tape was super easy. It probably would have been easier if my Duck taping skills were a little better, but that’s not Pilot’s fault. They can
be used on a lot of different surfaces like watercolor paper and also canvases.
So many uses and worth every penny.
As far as “regular”
pens in the Enso line, these are one of my favorites. You really can’t beat the
grip. Fallon loves the way she can write and draw with them. They come in 20
colors, so you have a ton to choose from. This is where imagination really can
go crazy, especially when you have them make those fun placemats. You get
colors like Aqua Blue, Blue, Light
Blue, Sky Blue, Turquoise, Navy, Green, Apple Green, Leaf Green, Burgundy,
and more.
Frixion
Colorsticks are perfect for projects, because you can erase your mistake even
though it’s in pen! With 16 colors to choose from, it’s really hard to go wrong
and my kids love them. Not only that, they write so smooth.
These are also erasable which is super cool and kids
(well and me too) love it. One of the cool things I love about Pilot is that, I
find they don’t bleed through the paper, especially the Fineliner. These come
in 12 different colors like Purple, Brown, Light
Pink, Red, Periwinkle, Light Green.
With so many project you can make with
Pilot Pens and Duck Tape what do you think you will do first. Also please don’t
judge me on my skills, especially that mummy lol.
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Ladies and gentlemen, further proof that my dad was right. Duct tape (especially Duck Tape) really can be used for just about anything.
ReplyDeleteSuch cute ideas! Love the bee costume. It's creative, inexpensive and easy to do!
ReplyDeleteThose ideas are very clever! And I love those markers and pens too.
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas! You don’t have to spend a lot of money on craft supplies. I love the bee costume!
ReplyDeleteclever! the bumble bee tshirt made of tape is very cool and fun.
ReplyDeleteJoy at The Joyous Living
Hehe....all it takes is a little bit of "engineering" and you have something fancy! The yellow and black taping looks like a soccer jersey of "Borrussia Dortmund"!
ReplyDeleteSuch creative ideas! This brings back memories of my brother & I when I was younger. One year we made outfits out of duck tape for the first day of school!
ReplyDeleteLove those jars!
ReplyDeleteSuch great ideas for kids during this time of year!
ReplyDeleteI love all these ideas for kids. Pilot is one of my favorite brands!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute idea for a costume, I love it! I can think of so many uses for this awesome colorful duck tape as well. :) And I love pens so all of these sound awesome! Thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a creative idea for halloween costume. The combination of duck tape and pilot pen goes really well for your kid.
ReplyDeletehaha wow, what a good idea!! these look like so much fun and i always have duck tape on hand
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cute idea. I love it! Thanks for sharing Xoxo
ReplyDeletewow. this one looks really cool, creative and so much fun. hahahaha! :) i love the creativity...
ReplyDeleteProof that duct tape is the most useful product on earth. Awesome bee costume! The yellow and black tape is perfect
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever bee costume. The glow in the dark mummy jar is very cute and spooky.
ReplyDeleteMy grandchildren would love doing this. I would have never thought about these idea. Thank you so much for sharing
ReplyDeleteLoving all the cool duct tapes they have out now. I search through the bin regularly.
ReplyDeletethis is so awesome
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