Rainbow with Jessica from Happy Together

Today we have Jessica from Happy Together coloring our summer with a fun rainbow project!

So my oldest has wanted her very own umbrella for a while. We found a really cute at Walmart and we decided she should add her own special touch to it with some paint.

It is a perfect Color Your Summer Project because it is “colorful” and a great summer activity to do with a child or to do yourself.

You don’t need much. Some acrylic paint, a nylon umbrella, and some sort of round sponge (or you could use a paintbrush) are all you really need. We used small paint roller sponges. Sometimes it’s just too far to drive all the way to a craft store from where we live. If you wanted to protect the paint, you could also use an acrylic sealer or a medium to go over the polkadots when they are dry.

We used the wonderful rainbow assortment of colors that were c/o Decoart. She had sooooo much fun doing this. We would dip the sponge in the paint and they she would dab it on. The polkadots are a little messy since I let her do it all herself, but that is what makes is so special. She did it on her own.

Then let it dry for a night.

Take it outside the next day and turn on a sprinkler or garden hose and test it out.

Now it’s ready for those summer showers and splashing through some puddles. Thank you for having me Delia! Have a wonderful and colorful summer everyone! -Jess

And today must be the day of the dots. There is a super cute polka dot skirt tutorial over at Kojodesigns! Go check it out!