Step by Step String and Nail Art

Here is an art project, my 8 and 10 year old enjoyed doing.  It took us 2 days.You will need paint, a small piece of plyboard, small nails (in the Philippines, we call it pakong bakya), small hammers, colored crochet string and lots of close supervision!

First day: Think of a simple closed shape design to work on. In our case, my daughter chose a fish and my son, a star. After drawing the design on the board using chalk, guide the children in hammering small nails, about 1 centimeter apart on the outline.

 

 Using chalk, draw closed shape on board.

Hammer nails on outline 1 cm apart.

   

Fish outline!

Black background for the star design.

After nails are secured, choose a background color. Paint on the wood and let it dry for a day.

Second day: When paint has dried, start stringing!

Secure with a knot and begin to weave!

Interesting lines!

She chose a blue background for her fish.

Combining two strings!

I had fun, mom! 

I like how the fish smiles and I like his button eyes!

Other closed shapes can be a heart, hexagon, a 5 pointed star, a diamond, an abstract shape, etc.

Our son used a multicolored string while our daughter combined blue and purples string for her artwork. She needed white string to complete the bubbles but we were misplacing the thread. Found it today! She will complete it tomorrow!