How to Teach Rubber Stamping to Children

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Rubber stamping is an art medium appealing to people of all ages. Although accomplished artists can create impressive pieces solely through the use of rubber stamps, this type of art is also suitable for children of any age. Parents and teachers alike can share the art of rubber stamping with children who might not be overly artistic. Rubber stamping requires less artistic talent than a medium such as painting or drawing.

Things You'll Need
  • Ink pads
  • Construction paper
Instructions
  • Allow the group of children to browse through rubber stamps and pick a few that are appealing. Rubber stamps are available with images including people, vehicles, sports, food, messages, letters and numbers.
  • Provide each child or small group of children with an ink pad. If possible, have a few different colors of ink pads so that the children can use a color that appeals to them.
  • Hand out pieces of colorful construction paper to the children. Colored paper is not crucial, but construction paper is ideal because it's thick enough to absorb the ink without the ink running through.
  • Show the children how to place the rubber stamp on the ink pad, press down on the handle of the stamp and lift the stamp away from the pad. Demonstrate how to press the rubber stamp firmly on to a piece of construction paper to ensure the entire image transfers to the paper.
  • Allow the children to experiment with their rubber stamps and ink pads to create designs. Young children might want to cover their paper in stamps, but you can instruct older children to create a scene with their stamps. For example, a child could create a zoo scene by using stamps of various animals.

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