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Apple stamp painting

Apple halves dipped in paint make perfect apple-shaped prints, star and all.

Apple stamp painting
LevelBeginner
AgesAges 1 to 3
Time15 minutes
Cost$1 to $4

What you'll need

Materials

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Tools

How to make it

Safety

Keep the knife and forks with you. Toss the painted apples when you're done so nobody takes a bite.

  1. Step 1: Cut the apples
    1

    Cut the apples

    Grown-up step: Cut 1 apple top to bottom and the other across the middle to show the star.

  2. Step 2: Dry the faces
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    Dry the faces

    Pat the cut sides with a paper towel so the paint sticks.

  3. Step 3: Spread the paint
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    Spread the paint

    Spread a thin layer of each color on its own plate.

  4. Step 4: Dip and press
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    Dip and press

    Show your toddler how to dip the apple and press it on the paper. Hold for 2 seconds.

  5. Step 5: Peek
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    Peek

    Lift it off and look for the star in the middle.

  6. Step 6: Fill the page
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    Fill the page

    Let them stamp as many as they want.

Edie's tip

Push a fork into the back of each apple half as a handle. Grown-up step for the fork.

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