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SAND PRINTS An open-ended printmaking activity lets kids turn sand and glue into one-of-a-kind artwork. the setup Place card stock on a rimmed baking sheet and set out a few bowls of colored sand, a dish of white glue, and several cookie cutters.
Have your child dip a cookie cutter in the glue, press it onto the card stock, and sprinkle sand over the glue. She can then gently tap the excess sand onto the tray and pour it back in the bowl. Have her repeat the process with other colors of sand, overlapping the shapes or creating a pattern, until she feels her print is done.
bonus fun Omit the grit: Stir a few drops of food coloring into the glue. Stamp the paper and let the glue shapes dry without adding sand.
ABOUT THIS IDEA SEP T EMBER 2015
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This project is from Rachelle Doorley, who shares her creativity-sparking ideas on tinkerlab.com and in the book TinkerLab: A Hands-on Guide for Little Inventors.
PHOTOGRAPH BY ALEXANDRA GRABLEWSKI; STYLING BY ANN LEWIS; GROOMING BY LYNNE AVALLONE
the project
