Originally Posted by CraftyMom:
The silhouette is a favorite of mine, easy but a little time consuming.
You just take a picture of the child's head and shoulders, standing sideways and looking slightly up (I give them a spot to look at).
Then print the picture whatever size you want (I've done a 4x6 size to put in a 5x7 frame for dck's but for my own kids I made them bigger in an 8x10 frame).
Cut out the child's head and shoulders
Then trace onto black cardstock or designed paper if you like.
Glue the silhouette on a piece of cardstock and frame!
I like to write the child's name and date along the bottom
http://www.thesitsgirls.com/diy/do-i...n-silhouettes/
I found this too, where you paint the back of the picture black instead of tracing on cardstock. This is a good option to involve the kids more, since this project doesn't involve them too much lol.
This pic shows what they look like in black. I have a set of 8x10's of my kids, I LOVE them!