{"id":69188,"date":"2023-12-05T22:54:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T22:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/?p=69188"},"modified":"2023-12-05T22:54:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T22:54:21","slug":"mom-sparks-furious-backlash-after-spray-painting-her-childs-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/mom-sparks-furious-backlash-after-spray-painting-her-childs-toys\/","title":{"rendered":"Mom sparks furious backlash after spray painting her child&apos;s toys"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Mom sparks furious backlash after spray painting her child&#8217;s CHRISTMAS toys to match her own &#8216;beige&#8217; decor &#8211; as critics accuse her of &#8216;stunting her baby&#8217;s development&#8217; by denying her access to COLOR<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nattie Jo Powell, from Florida, took to TikTok to share the unusual DIY makeover\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The mom-of-one said that her 15-month-old daughter is &#8216;a neutral girly at heart&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>But viewers were stunned as one described the end result as &#8216;cold and lifeless&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A mom has sparked furious backlash after revealing she spray painted her child&#8217;s toys to match the &#8216;neutral&#8217; color scheme of her\u00a0Christmas decorations.<\/p>\n<p>Nattie Jo Powell, from Jacksonville, Florida, took to TikTok to share the unusual DIY makeover she carried out to the $64.99 plastic tree.<\/p>\n<p>The mom-of-one muted the colors of the holiday decoration, claiming\u00a0her 15-month-old daughter is &#8216;a neutral girly at heart.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>But other social media users were left stunned as one described the end result as being &#8216;cold and lifeless.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/17\/78608169-12828269-Nattie_Jo_Powell_from_Jacksonville_Florida_took_to_TikTok_to_sha-a-106_1701798914716.jpg\" height=\"700\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nattie Jo Powell, from Jacksonville, Florida, took to TikTok to share the unusual DIY makeover she carried out to the $64.99 plastic tree<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/17\/78608161-12828269-The_mom_of_one_muted_the_colors_of_the_holiday_decoration_claimi-m-75_1701798396625.jpg\" height=\"703\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The mom-of-one muted the colors of the holiday decoration, claiming her 15-month-old daughter is &#8216;a neutral girly at heart&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, which has so far been viewed more than 3.5 million times, Nattie began: &#8216;Go ahead and call me crazy or a sad beige mom for what I&#8217;m about to do.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Today, I&#8217;m giving the Step 2 My First Christmas Tree a total makeover. I&#8217;m leaning into my inner Pintrest mom with the vision to neutralize the tree and I can already hear you thinking that I&#8217;m going to ruin my toddler&#8217;s Christmas by painting over these colors.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But let&#8217;s be real, my toddler&#8217;s favorite toys are brown cardboard boxes and clear plastic water bottles so I really think that she&#8217;s a neutral girly at heart.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She continued: &#8216;After taking a good long look at the tree, I headed over to Lowe&#8217;s where I picked out all of our spray paint colors&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Once I decided which colors to spray paint to use on each part, it was go time.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The clip then cut to Nattie midway through her DIY project with the sections of the toy tree laid out on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The content creator, who has more than 101,000 followers, explained: &#8216;I originally wanted to paint the body of the tree a brown but then I realized I want my tree to look a little bit alive.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;So here I am painting an already green tree another shade of green. It gave it a very realistic Christmas tree look which I love.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/17\/78608245-12828269-The_clip_then_cut_to_Nattie_midway_through_her_DIY_project_with_-a-107_1701798918159.jpg\" height=\"821\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The clip then cut to Nattie midway through her DIY project with the sections of the toy tree laid out on the ground<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/21\/78608253-12828269-She_spray_painted_the_plastic_star_tree_skirt_and_accompanying_o-a-15_1701812147256.jpg\" height=\"498\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/21\/78608255-12828269-She_spray_painted_the_plastic_star_tree_skirt_and_accompanying_o-a-14_1701812147230.jpg\" height=\"498\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>She spray painted the plastic star, tree skirt and accompanying ornaments in various subdued shades before letting the components dry overnight<\/p>\n<p>She then spray painted the plastic star, tree skirt and accompanying ornaments in various subdued shades before letting the components dry overnight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was time for the moment of truth and see how it all looked together,&#8217; Nattie explained.<\/p>\n<p>She admitted that she should have perhaps added some &#8216;glitter or shine&#8217; but was pleased that it was &#8216;giving organic modern vibes.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Nattie showcased what the muted tree looked like within the family home before concluding: &#8216;I absolutely love it.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But other social media users were not convinced and did not hold back in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>One wrote: &#8216;Yes! Gorgeous! Stunt your child&#8217;s development by turning anything colorful into a sad beige!!!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s give my toddler\u2019s Step 2 my first christmas tree a DIY makeover \ud83c\udf84\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffc\ud83e\udd0d What do you think?? #DIY #step2christmas #myfirstchristmastree #diyproject #toddlerchristmastree #step2toys #toddlermom #diymom #toddlerchristmas #momsoftiktok <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/17\/78608409-12828269-Nattie_showcased_what_the_muted_tree_looked_like_within_the_fami-a-110_1701798932104.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/17\/78608415-12828269-Nattie_showcased_what_the_muted_tree_looked_like_within_the_fami-a-111_1701798936251.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Nattie showcased what the muted tree looked like within the family home before concluding: &#8216;I absolutely love it.&#8217; Pictured: Before (left) and after (right)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/21\/78608499-12828269-image-a-33_1701812748093.jpg\" height=\"119\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/17\/78608501-12828269-image-m-101_1701798758674.jpg\" height=\"75\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/17\/78608505-12828269-image-m-102_1701798775384.jpg\" height=\"72\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/17\/78608503-12828269-image-m-103_1701798789202.jpg\" height=\"135\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/17\/78608507-12828269-image-m-104_1701798800320.jpg\" height=\"75\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/17\/78608509-12828269-image-m-105_1701798827542.jpg\" height=\"159\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But other social media users were not convinced and did not hold back in the comments<\/p>\n<p>Another added: &#8216;But you have your own tree. I would&#8217;ve bought this little one just so my kid can have their own colorful one.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>And a third said: &#8216;It&#8217;s got the winter spirit. Cold and lifeless.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>However, following the widespread backlash, Nattie posted a follow-up video to defend her creation.<\/p>\n<p>She stated: &#8216;Some of y&#8217;all have some major beef with me because I broke the internet and decided to spray paint my toddler&#8217;s Step 2 First Christmas Tree.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And, all beef aside, I couldn&#8217;t care less if you think that I&#8217;m a sad beige mom but I do care about how a lot of you guys commented on the colors and the safety of the ornaments.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;My toddler truly doesn&#8217;t put these in her mouth.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She then segued into another DIY tip on creating &#8216;toddler-safe ornaments&#8217; before concluding: &#8216;If you do have an opinion, please be kind about it or move along.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12828269\/Mom-spray-paint-toys-Christmas-decoration-color-scheme.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mom sparks furious backlash after spray painting her child&#8217;s CHRISTMAS toys to match her own &#8216;beige&#8217; 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