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Apr 29, 201415,917 views
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by TurkeyMom in Art Projects

Ages2–7 yrs
Prep20 min
Activity20 min
Leveleasy
MessMedium
Works for1:1 · Small group · Class

Tape bubble wrap onto cereal-box shapes to make homemade stamps. Smoosh them into dollops of neon paint and press them onto white paper for vibrant rainbow prints.

⚠️ Safety first

  • An adult does the cutting, and any hot gluing of cork handles, before the kids join in.
  • Keep bubble wrap and plastic scraps away from mouths and faces, and supervise younger children.
  • Use non-toxic, washable kids' paint and wash hands after printing.

Before the kids arrive

  • Talk to the kids about their favorite shapes, then cut those shapes from an empty cereal box or cardboard.
  • Tape bubble wrap onto each shape and trim the edges. If you tape whole sheets on first and then cut, the edges fray, so tape or glue them again.
  • For younger toddlers, hot glue a cork to the back of each stamp as a handle (adult only).

Steps

  1. Check that each stamp has its bubble wrap taped on and trimmed neatly.

  2. Place dollops of different neon paint colors on the tray.

  3. Lay the stamp, bubble side down, on the paint dollops.

  4. Gently smoosh the stamp so it picks up all the colors.

  5. Lift the stamp and admire the colorful bubbles.

  6. Lay the stamp paint side down on white paper and press it with both hands.

  7. Peel the stamp off to see your rainbow print.

  8. Add more paint and print the other shapes, too.

Tips

  • Neon paints are truly the best. The display of all the colorful stamps was a sight to behold!from the author
  • If you don't have a handle on the stamp it does get tricky. Both of our kids managed just fine, but younger toddlers may need a cork handle glued to the back.from the author
  • Cutting the shapes first and then taping on the bubble wrap avoids frayed edges.from the author
  • The stamp itself turns out gorgeous, so keep the stamps as art too.from the author

Make it your own

  • Use the negative space left after cutting out the fish as a stamp to make an ocean scene around a blank fish.
  • Turn the prints into homemade cards.
  • Pair the fish print with the book "Rainbow Fish" as a companion activity.
  • Try other favorite shapes; hearts were the next favorite after the fish.

The story behind it

By TurkeyMom · April 2014
ut out pieces for bubblw wrap art
After talking to the children I cut out a few of their favorite shapes from an empty cereal box. Later I taped on bubble wrap and trimmed the edges.
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Rainbow Bubble Wrap Stamps: the original post

Make simple bubble wrap stamps and have the kids engage in fun art activities

Printing activities are such simple yet therapeutic (for adults) art activities for kids. It can be as basic or as complex as the children want. Today we share the process for creating vibrant process art using printmaking. In the past we have used citric fruits for printmaking along with egg cartons and potatoes.

Materials for bubble wrap printing art activity ( links at the bottom of the post)

  • Bubble Wrap
  • Cardboard/Cereal
  • Tape/Glue
  • Vibrant Neon Paints
  • White Paper

ut out pieces for bubblw wrap art

After talking to the children I cut out a few of their favorite shapes from an empty cereal box (you can use cardboard)

Later I taped on bubble wrap and trimmed the edges.

Alternatively you can tape sheets of bubble wrap on the cereal boxes and then cut out the shapes. In that case the edges fray. So you might have to tape or glue the edges again.

If working with younger children you can also hot glue some corks to the backs of the stamps for easily handling.

Once you have your homemade bubble wrap stamps it is time to get creating!

We used the same paints we used for our rainbow yarn art. I’m in love with neon paints!

We placed dollops of various colors and laid the fish cut out and gently smooshed it to get all the colors on the stamp.

bubble art for kids process

The stamp itself turns out gorgeous.

fish bubble wrap art

Then get a rainbow fish print on a sheet of white paper.

art for kids bubblw wrap process art

Here is the stamp and the print. This will be a great companion activity for the book “Rainbow Fish”

art for kids with bubblw wrap

We continued printing all the other shapes with hearts being the next favorite.

toddler art with bubblw wrap

If you don’t have a handle on the stamp it does get tricky. But both my kids were able to manage just fine. Younger toddlers may need a cork handle glued to the back for added fun.

heart art with bubble wrap

The display of all the colorful stamps was a sight to behold! Neon paints are truly the best.

rainbow fish bubble art for kids

The prints turned out great as well. They make great homemade cards.

printmaking with bubble wrap

kids art with bubble wrap

Once I cut out the fish, the negative space was just as beautiful. So we made an ocean scene with the fish cutout.

fish ocean bubble printing

Thanks for reading

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  1. vandana · May 2014

    creativity at its peak!!! gr8

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