Stamping with fruits and vegetables

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I tried a new printing method. It’s an easy DIY project and includes fabric ink and fresh vegetables! This is such a fun and new style of printing. Instea…

This project is a quick and easy way to get stuck into printing. It’s brilliant for children and just as good for grown-ups too! If you’re stuck in a rut with your printmaking, try this quick project to reignite your imagination and get those creative (vegetable) juices flowing. Raid the fridge for a selection of …

I love printmaking with young children. We’ve been doing a ton of it around here lately. Check out our styrofoam prints here. Printmaking is a fun, simple process art activity that kids love. This week we used veggies for vegetable printmaking and it was a mega hit from toddlers to preschoolers to older kids. […]

Mealy apples, sprouted potatoes, and wilted celery, oh my! These may sound like candidates for the compost bin, but don’t toss them out just yet. Even if they aren’t fit for consumption, some fruits and veggies might be good for making prints. For younger children, this activity provides ample opportunity to practice color, fruit, and vegetable identification and hone their gross-motor skills. Older children may be interested to know that different foods come from different parts of the…

Citrus printing process art is an easy printmaking technique where art prints are made by stamping oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruits, etc.

Apple Stamping Craft Project for Kids- This stamping craft idea is a fun way to paint with apples. It's also a frugal and easy activity for kids! Use this tutorial for a fun fall activity or a hands-on activity when teaching the letter a to children

Creating a flower stamp with the base of a celery stalk is one of those things that has gone around Pinterest multiple times {I think this may be the original post}, but because Miss G and I wanted to try it with a group of friends, I wanted to have several flower stamps on hand. The trouble is, I didn’t…