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[rivka]

I know I have LJ readers who are much, much more crafty than I will ever be.

Alex wants to have a medieval-y, princess-y birthday party this year, and I thought it would be fun to let the kids decorate a "goblet" to take home. I don't know how completely impractical this idea is, though.

Are there products which could be used to decorate, say, a plastic wine glass, such that the glass could be safely used and washed? I'd be interested in either coloring agents (like markers or paints) or gluing agents. To work as a party idea, it needs to be reasonably safe for little kids to use - so, for example, no superglue.

Comments

[ratphooey.livejournal.com]

What about using Elmer's glue to attach plastic gems and things? They'd be delicate, but washable.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

You mean the regular white school glue? Huh. I would have assumed that it would wash off. If it wouldn't, then yeah, that makes the idea super easy.

[ratphooey.livejournal.com]

Once it's dry, it's dry, IIRC.

[bunnymcfoo.livejournal.com]

:/ I'm not so sure. I know a lot of people who use Elmers on their hair for mohawks, and it washes out.

[ratphooey.livejournal.com]

That would take more washing than these glasses are likely to get, I think.

[bunnymcfoo.livejournal.com]

fair enough!

[ratphooey.livejournal.com]

A college friend used to Elmer's her hair, but she diluted the glue first, and even then it was a pain to wash out.

[johnpalmer.livejournal.com]

I'm not an Elmers-expert, but it's intended to wash off of things; if put into a dishwasher, it would probably cause most of the pretties to fall off. If it was used for something where you're only ever going to wash the inside and damp-wipe the outside, it should work fine.

[ratphooey.livejournal.com]

I think that's the expectation here.