Creating Fashionable Shoes With Fabric Markers

Spring is around the corner which sparks the creative spirit. Fabric markers are such a great way for kids to create their own fashion statements. They work fabulously on canvas surfaces which makes them perfect for “tricking some kicks”! There is something special that happens when people get to creating, coloring and designing. I love when the final result makes a statement and is something useable and fun.

To create these shoes, I used the following:

• Tulip Brand Fabric Markers (Non-Toxic)
• Aleene’s Quick Dry Fabric Fusion to Adhere Buttons
• Ribbon for the Laces

Directions For Shoes with Fabric Markers

To do it, these are the steps!

Color your designs on the shoes. Use whichever and whatever colors you love most.

A fun technique with the fabric markers is to use darker colors to outline around doodles and designs of lighter colors.

Step Two

Add buttons or bling (like gems and sequins) to your shoes with Aleene’s Quick Dry Fabi-Fusion glue.

Step Three

Replace the laces with fun ribbons!

Many craft projects require the use of fine motor skills to cut, tie knots, paint, color and even apply glue. Crafting provides a great opportunity to work on fine motor skills while creating works of art.

Through the process of creating a craft project, a child works through a series of steps to make a masterpiece. The success of completing steps and having something wonderful to show for it has proven to build self esteem.

Many craft projects that are done by kids in classrooms or groups collectively create a larger work of art. For example. When a group of kids create individual pumpkin crafts – once put together they have a patch. This creates community and inclusion.

While actively crafting, often times the fears and worries of talking with others subsides and children (of all ages) find themselves to be more social with those around them,

Craft projects should allow children the opportunity to put their own style or mark into their work. There need to be choices available to successfully promote individuality. Some of these choices include picking colors, crayons vs colored pencils, cutting vs tearing paper and outlining.

Often times children will express their feelings and thoughts through simple drawing and works of art. Encouraging kids to draw in their journals and add their own elements to projects sometimes offers a release of feelings.

Yay for fashion!

Laura