Glow in the Dark Birdhouse

Summer is the perfect time for crafting with kids. The weather is great to work outside (especially if your project is a messy one), and it's fun seeing what kids can create with just a few supplies. As far as supplie go, I have really loved using Plaid products with my daughter when we work on projects together. They are safe and fun for children to use, and most products are even washable - which is a definite must when it comes to kids' crafting!

Since I am laid up at home due to my broken leg, my husband took my daughter to the store to pick out a project. She chose a both a birch barn-style birdhouse and a small trinket box. It's so fun to see her use her imagination.

For this project, we didn't just use regular neon paints (though we've used them on some other projects you'll see soon). Plaid has neon glow in the dark paints!! Like a lot of glow in the dark products, I was honestly a little skeptical about the quality and amount of time the paint would actually glow. But after working with the paints and the Glo Away, I can definitely say that I am really impressed with the selection of glow in the dark products we received from Plaid. So much fun to use, and my daughter loved seeing her projects in bright colors AND glow so bright in the dark!

Supplies:
Unpainted Birch Birdhouse
Unpainted Birch Trinket Box
Apple Barrel Neon Glow in the Dark Paints - Green, Orange, Pink, and Yellow
Glo Away
Mod Podge Extreme Glitter

Zoey wanted the edges and the front sections all painted green, so we started by painting a thin coat in each section, and letting each coat dry before adding another. The paint was a little thin (which makes it easy cleanup if it spills or gets on clothing), so we needed about 3-4 coats for the colors to look extra bright.

She wanted the trinket box to be all glow in the dark pink, so she painted 2-3 coats inside and out. Once it was dry, she added a couple coats of Mod Podge Extreme Glitter to make it extra girly and is now perfect to hold her rings and smaller treasures.

Once all the paint on the birdhouse was dry, we painted a thin coat of Glo Away on the parts of the birdhouse that didn't glow as bright. A coat of Mod Podge Extreme Glitter on the roof completed the look.

Here's how the birdhouse looks in the glowing in the dark. It glows so bright and it's so fun to see my daughter so proud of her projects. We had a lot of fun working with these Plaid products and can't wait to create more.

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