A giant color-road mural

STARTER GUIDE · AWAITING MAKER TESTING

Let’s make something lovely.

Before you begin: Stay within arm’s reach. Use age-rated washable materials; grown-ups handle cutting. Skip beads, buttons, loose magnets, batteries and other small parts around children who mouth objects.

1. 01

   Tape the sheet to a clean, dry low table or floor where it will not create a trip hazard.

2. 02

   Draw two broad, curving roads. Invite your toddler to add marks alongside them.

3. 03

   Add a big house, tree and pond using simple shapes. Describe what your child draws without correcting it.

4. 04

   Invite another family member to add a destination and a path connecting it.

5. 05

   Photograph the mural and remove the tape when finished. Revisit it later with a new color.

Make it personal

Draw familiar places: home, the park, a library or a grandparent’s house.

The diagram illustrates the project idea; it is not a maker-tested result. Allow additional drying time. Estimated materials cost excludes equipment. Check your equipment and material instructions, verify template dimensions, and make a sample before a batch.