Bedroom of Your Dreams

Your room is a place to dream and kick back. Get to know a famous painting to inspire your imagination!

1. Have you ever painted your room? Not the walls--but a picture of it! Even famous artists like Vincent van Gogh painted their rooms. Start by noticing the room's shape, color, and how the furniture is arranged.

2. Use Crayola® Erasable Colored Pencils to make a floor plan of your bedroom on a piece of watercolor paper.

3. Spread newspaper over your work area. With Crayola Watercolor Paint and Crayola Watercolor Brushes, use your imagination to color the floors, walls, and furniture. Dry.

4. Use Crayola Markers to outline features and add details.

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.

Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.

Butterfly Gift Bags

Prowling Jungle Cat Mobile

Knucklebones Game

Crafts

crayola supplies

• Erasable Colored Pencils
• Markers
• Washable Watercolors
• Watercolor Brushes with Plastic Handle
• Giant Marker and Watercolor Pad

household supplies

• recycled newspaper
• paper towels
• container(s) of water

"Our children took a whole new interest in our new house! They imagined their bedrooms before we moved. Their paintings became a reality on moving day."
Ana-Maria T., mother of ages 7 and 10

"What a clever way to focus on spatial skills. My children rearranged the furniture in their imaginations."
Gil M., father of children ages 8, 9, and 13.

Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh's painting The Bedroom at Arles, often known as The Blue Bedroom, is one of his most well-known paintings and his first oil on canvas. The painting was one of the artist's favorites and he wrote at least 13 letters to family members describing the work. Because of these letters, historians are able to date exactly when the painting was finished: October 17, 1888.