How to Make a Child's Smock out of a Plastic Grocery Bag

Smocks are a great way of protecting your child's clothes from getting messy. This is a quick and cheap way of protecting them while they paint.

1. 

    ordinary plastic bag
   Find a plastic grocery bag. Any plastic bag will do, just make sure the handles are in good shape.
2. 

    cut handles
   Cut the bag handles. Cut the handles on either the front or back as close to the body of the bag without cutting into the bag.
3. 

    cut down the center of the sides
   Cut down the middle of the sides to the bottom of the bag. Make sure to stop cutting when you reach the "seam" at the bottom
4. 

    cut along the folded edges
   

    waist ties
   Unfold the bag and cut along the side edges until you reach the seam from the previous step. This creates the ties that go around the waist of the child.
5. 

    Tie handles
   Tie the handles. Tie the ends together to make a loop for the child's head.
6. Tie the ties around the child to secure the smock.

• Tie the neck loop loosely around the child's neck to get a proper sizing.

• Plastic bags can be harmful to small children. Make sure children are under proper supervision.
• Scissors should be used by an adult or under adult supervision