Yarn Art Canvas

​Crafting together has mental health benefits for kids individually & benefits the parent/child relationship, as well. For a child, making a project like this one can be gratifying & build self-esteem. Working alongside their caregiver, they feel connected & appreciated, especially when they don’t feel pressured to do things exactly “right”. As they work together, they can have healthy conversations about anything – even those difficult topics that might otherwise be hard to discuss.
https://www.onoursleeves.org/mental-wellness-tools-guides/conversation-starters

​SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Yarn
• Small Canvas Board
• Glue
• Scissors

DIRECTIONS:

1. Draw in a rough outline of the desired design on the canvas using glue. The drawing does not need to be perfect.
2. Choose the first area to be filled in with yarn. Two techniques can be used to apply the yarn.
   • FILL TECHNIQUE 1:
     • Cut a long piece of yarn in desired color.
     • Use a continuous movement to glue and place the yarn in desired design until the section is complete.
     • If you run out of yarn before you finish the section, simply cut another long piece, and apply in the same technique where the other piece of yarn ended.
   
   
   • FILL TECHNIQUE 2:
     • Cut smaller intentional pieces of yarn to create your design.
     • Cut and glue each piece of yarn until desired art is complete.

JOANN HACKS:

• Use a combination of techniques to apply the yarn. For moon and star design shown, start with the moon and white circles for stars. Next apply colors around white circles. Last, fill in the black yarn and white lines coming from stars.
• Apply yarn on top of existing yarn shapes for contrasting details or outlines.