Show your puppy love with a creative manicure.
Puppy Love Painted Nails
If your kids love puppies, they'll love a dog craft the lets them show it -- right on their fingertips. Grab your nail polish, acrylic paints, and brushes, as well as a few friends for help. You're all on your way to the coolest manicure you've ever seen. Ready, set, paint!
What You'll Need:
- Nail polish or acrylic paints in light brown, black, and pink
- Small paintbrushes
- Toothpicks
How to Paint Puppy Love Nails:Step 1: Paint nails any color. Let dry.
Step 2: Using light brown paint, paint a pear shape in the center of the nail. Let dry. This will be the puppy's head.
Step 3: Using black paint, paint an arch on each side of the puppy's head. These are the puppy's ears.
Paint your nails with puppy faces,
Step 4: Using black paint, paint 2 dots at the top of the head (eyes), a larger dot in the center (nose), and a smiling mouth under the nose.
Step 5: Using black paint and a toothpick, paint several tiny dots on each side of the nose.
Step 6: Using pink paint, paint a half-circle tongue under the puppy's mouth. Now you have a perfectly poochy manicure!
In the next dog craft, your kids will make a new fuzzy friend. Learn how to create a chenille poodle, chihuahua, or dachshund in the next section.
