Silhouett Portrait

I belong to alot of craft groups and find tons of ideas through these groups. People are always thinking of inexpensive gifts to make for Mom, Dad, Kids, Grandparent, and friends.

Long ago, when I was about 7 or 8 years old. My mother did a silhouette portrait of my brother and I. To this day, she still has those portraits sitting on her dresser. For those that have kids, this make a great gift for the Grandparents. You could even have someone do a silhouett of you to give as a gift. People appreciate gifts made over gifts bought because you put your heart and soul into that gift.

Silhouette Portrait
Materials:
• Desk lamp
• Table
• Tape
• Large sheet of black paper



What to do:
1. Place a desk lamp on a table about 6 feet from a blank wall.
2. Have your child stand against the wall so his profile casts a
shadow on the wall behind him.
3. Tape the paper to the wall, in the shadow, and trace your child's
silhouette.
4. Cut out silhouett, glue it to a white paper and place in frame. You could reverse and make a white silhouett on a black background.