Sea Animal Tiles for Kitchen

A couple weeks ago I decided I wanted to use the kid's hand prints on tiles to use for a back-splash in my kitchen. Since I'm staying at home this summer, and we didn't have any plans for yesterday... it was the perfect day to begin the project. I used navy blue and white, basic, kitchen tiles that cost .49 cents from Lowes and Crayola Kids Paint, and painted the kids hands to create different animals such as crabs, jellyfish, rainbow fish, and octopuses.


After each child made 4 tiles, I allowed the basic design to dry. While the kids took afternoon naps, I went back and added on some final touches like bubbles, grass, sand, eyes, etc. After the tiles dried, I sprayed them with a clear shellac spray to make them water proof! Now the tiles are ready for Derrick to hang them up above our stove in the kitchen!