[Parent-Child Creativity]Tap with your fingers, cut and paste fingerprint paintings

Come play with Bobo together!

I borrowed Jimmy Liao’s "Forgot to Give a Kiss" from the library—it was actually something I, Bobo’s mom, wanted to read. The content is actually a bit advanced for 3-year-and-3-month-old Bobo. But when Bobo sees mommy reading, he’ll come over and ask me to read a few pages. He nestles on my lap and enjoys the beautiful illustrations with me, occasionally asking a few questions. There are some pictures that Bobo especially likes, and while listening, he excitedly says, “Let’s draw them together!”

Sure, sure, of course, Up~ I remembered the “non-toxic washable stamp pad” stored in the cabinet hasn’t been used in ages, so today we’ll use it to stamp to our heart’s content.

Materials: white paper, paper tape, colored paper, glue stick, various colored stamp pads (if you don’t have stamp pads, watercolor or finger paint would work too).

First, use paper tape to outline shapes.

I originally wanted Bobo to do the taping, but it was a bit difficult in practice, so I ended up helping him complete it.

Next, go ahead and stamp those fingerprints freely. Asking Bobo to use only one color per section was a bit challenging, but I promised him that if he stamped nicely, he could mix colors freely on another sheet of paper afterward. Surprisingly, Bobo cooperated—and he’s really growing up!

After all the stamping is done, peel off the paper tape. This action feels so satisfying!

Next, cut out grass, clouds, trees, etc., from colored paper, and then glue them on one by one with a glue stick. Mommy’s train accidentally ended up being cut too large, so only a section of the carriage could be placed—it ended up looking a bit like a bus.

After all the cutting and gluing, what are you still cutting, Bobo?

The answer is the baseball field in the bottom right corner, which is also glued nicely into the flower field!

The method is super simple, but the finished product is quite pretty!

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