This spring, my daughter had the opportunity to participate in the musical Moana Jr. at her school. This meant that I had the privilege of creating some fun “front of house” decor, along with a group of incredibly talented parents and volunteers. One of my favorite items we made was a huge 8 ft x 4 ft floral and glitter MOANA sign that hung above the entrance to the school and made for a very eye-catching advertisement for the show.
I purchased the board at Lowe’s and painted it white. Then I used my Mooka mini projector to trace the letters. I used the free font “MOANAS” and stretched it to make the letters longer so that they fit the length and width of the board. The Mooka mini projector makes projects like this so easy! Within a few minutes, I had the letters traced out in pencil and ready to go.
For the flowers and Heart of Te Fiti we used clear Elmers glue, hot glue, 2 shades of green glitter, and fake flowers that we pulled off of Hawaiian leis in a variety of colors. We separated the flowers into piles by color and mixed the two shades of green glitter together. The Elmers glue was used as a base for the green glittery Heart of Te Fiti and the hot glue was used for the flowers. It took 3 of us several hours to glue all of the flowers in place and then we let the glitter dry overnight. Once the swirl was dry, I brushed a thin coat of Mod Podge over the top to seal the glitter so that it wouldn’t get on everything once it was hung up. #commissionsearned
After the sign was completely dry, my friend’s husband added some hooks to the back so that we could hang it over the entrance to the school. It stayed up for over 3 weeks and even withstood several rainy days, and it still looked just as amazing by the last weekend of the show as it did when we first created it.
If you are hosting a MOANA party, you could make a similar sign on a smaller board or you can even use this concept for a tropical-themed party. And if you are looking for birthday party ideas, check out my Moana Birthday Party post for decorations, cupcakes, marshmallow pops, and more.
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