We did something fun yesterday because we're stuck in the house with hand foot and mouth disease.
DD got a couple of cheap plain jumpers for her birthday. I wanted to jazz them up a bit so I trawled the internet for ideas. We ended up doing something with crayons. I added the pictures to that BBCRAFT photobucket album.
Here's how we did it:

- I pre-washed the jumpers (without fabric softener) dried it and put it on an ironing board.
- I placed a few layers of newspaper in between the front and back of the jumper
(to stop the colour from seeping through)
- I shaved some cheap crayons (don't use washable ones). One colour per bowl.
- DD sprinkled the shavings onto the jumper in the shape of a rainbow
(you could also make a template from baking or greasproof paper and get your kids
to fill the template with the crayon shavings)
- when they're happy with the design, cover it with some white paper, then baking or
greaseproof paper over the top and iron the design onto the jumper on a medium (wool)
setting. This will melt the shavings into the material
- Wash seperately the first few times. I've only washed it once so far, but it is supposed
to be permanent
- You could also make it with washable crayons and change the design regularly
- You could teach them about mixing colours by using for example blue and yellow
shavings to make green