Family Portrait Puzzle Wall Art Craft Project

This Family Portrait Puzzle Wall Art Project is a fun and fabulous way to create a large or small family portrait for your home. The materials are affordable and easy. You don't even have to be able to paint, draw, or even sew to create this fun Family Portrait wall art project. Overall, you should be able to make this wall art project for less than $50, but that depends on what materials you need to purchase.

To Make a Family Portrait Wall Art Project You Will Need:

Foam Art Boards (You decide how many. You can substitute thick cardboard for this to

Save some money)

Family Portrait (photo copied to size)

Spray Adhesive

Exacto Knife

Scissors

Picture hanging hooks

Hot glue

Velcro (optional)

To start this easy Family Portrait art project you need to choose a Family Portrait. You can take individual pictures of each family member or even a group shot! Get creative!

Next, decide how big you want to make your puzzle. You can make it as small as 2' X 3'in this case case I would recommend using cardboard instead of foam board. You could also make this art project as large as 8' X 10' to cover a really large wall.

Take your Family Portrait to Kinko's and have it photo copied.

If you are going to make this project really large you have a few additional steps. First, decide how tall and wide you finished art project will be. Let's say you are making it 8 feet by 10 feet. Take your Family Portrait and mark it out in 8 vertical cubes by 10 horizontal cubes. To do this divide the right vertical edge of your photo in to 8 equal parts. Repeat on the left edge. Use a pencil to mark it off.

Now, mark your top horizontal edge of in ten equal pieces. Repeat on the bottom. Now, trace a line using a ruler from one dot the other dot directly across from it. You will end up with your grid of 8 cubes by 10 cubes. Cut each cube out with a sharp pair of scissors.

Now, photocopy each of your Family Portrait cubes up to at least a 1 foot tall finished product.

(If you are doing this on a small scale you will need to grid up your photocopy and cut it to go on your puzzle pieces.)