Tin Can Pencil Holder
Find a place for pencils, pens, and art or writing supplies in a custom pencil holder. This upcycled craft reuses a tin can you already have on hand!
Supplies:
- Crayola Adult Coloring Book
- Crayola Colored Pencils
- Crayola Paint Brushes
- Water
- Liquid Measuring Cup
- Crayola Scissors
- Crayola No-Run School Glue
- Pencil
- Mason Jar with Lid
- Upcycled Tin Can
- Tools: Glue, Colored Pencils
- Theme: Rainy Day Crafts, Winter, Earth Day, Trending, Back to School
- Age: 8+, Tween+, Adult
Steps:
1 Pick a coloring page from the coloring book. Turn page to landscape format. With pencil, mark tin can height on coloring page. Cut along line using scissors.
2 Color and shade coloring page with colored pencils.
3 Create glue mixture by adding equal parts water and glue in a mason jar. Twist on lid and shake until well combined.
4 Use paint brush to apply glue mixture to the entirety of the non-colored side of the coloring page. Wrap glue-side of coloring page around tin can, then apply more glue mixture to the seam and overtop the coloring page.
5 Dry 2 hours, then fill with pencils, pens, paint brushes, and supplies.
CIY Staff Tips:
- Be careful of any uneven edges on the tin can! Adult assistance required.
- You can also complete this project using one of our free coloring pages.
- Save any leftover glue mixture for future decoupage art projects!