Instant yard art

We went to Iris's friend Stella's birthday party earlier this year and spied the BEST idea for hours of artistic expression minus ANY worry about fuss or mess AND instant yard art:  outdoor murals. 


Let's just be blunt.  The back of most wooden fences are hideous.  Why not create something fun for the entire family and all friends, that dresses up the backyard?  We created four of these across the back of our yard.  You can do as many as you have room for.  


This is one of the easiest DIY projects.  Seriously.


The idea is inexpensive and simple:
1.  Get cheap plywood sheets from the hardware store
2.  Paint them with a white flat exterior paint
3.  Screw them to the back horizontal 2X4's of your wooden fence
4.  Buy Tempera kid brushes (around $9) and paint (around $5 for 16 oz. bottles) in as 
     many colors as you like and a bevy of paintbrushes.  We got ours from Jerry's Artarama

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5.  Let your kiddos go to town

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6.  When you want new art, repaint the canvas white, and you are ready for another 
     masterpiece

Here's the final product:

And, here's the final product with Repunzel and Batman ;)