Now that the floor in my writing room is open, Annabelle and I are wasting no time making use of good crafting space. A few nights ago while my husband was shooting pool, Annabelle and I started an easy stamping project using foam and rubber stamps, paint brush pens, and finger painting paper.

To get started, I modeled how to stamp. First, I opened a paint brush pen and coated the bottom of one rubber stamp with paint. Then I made a series of stamps across the fingerpaint paper before handing the stamp and pen over to Annabelle for her try.

She caught on pretty quickly and showed an interest in experimenting with different colors and stamps. She also took an interest in using the paint brush pens to color her feet and legs (which was easy to wash away). Here are a few pictures of her working with the stamps and a final snapshot of our projects.

Annabelle paints her feet.

Annabelle uses a paint brush pen to put paint on her stamp.

Our stamping projects displayed on Annabelle’s closet doors.

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