Some 'Hop' enin Rubber Stamp Projects

Any holiday is a great opportunity to craft with kids, but Easter provides a chance to play with lots of colors and styles of stamps. Whether your young stamper wants to decorate the eggs with stamps, or just make a fun card for a relative or friend, there are ways to allow them to explore their creative side with stamps.

The colors of Easter are the beautiful colors of spring. With a simple white background, a black dye-based ink pad, a butterfly stamp and some bright spring colored markers, your young stamper can create a beautiful spring background paper or an exciting bookmark. Show them the basic technique for inking, but allow them to place the butterflies randomly about the paper. The dye-based ink dries quickly and they can fill in the spaces with markers, adding their own color scheme to the project. For a bookmark cut a strip of the stamped paper 7 inches x 1 inch, using decorative edged scissors if desired. A hole can be punched in the upper end and embroidery floss that matches the colors in the butterflies can be threaded through for a tassel.

Stamping on eggs requires a delicate touch, but older kids may find it an interesting addition after the eggs are dyed. Allow the eggs to dry and, using a dye-based ink, stamp designs over the dyed eggs. Stamp one side at a time and allow it to dry so that the stamps are not smeared. Try tiny flowers, chicks and bunnies as fun designs for your eggs. Cut the top four inches off a small paper bag, (like those used for sack lunches) and decorate the bottom section with stamps. Add decorative Easter grass, moss or excelsior and a handle from pipe cleaners, paper twist or construction paper. Place the stamped eggs and a few candy treats inside and you have a great Easter basket for your kids to share with an elderly neighbor or friend.

Tiny stamps that are just right for tiny hands can be purchased in sets at most large crafts stores and discount stores. Of course, your local stamp store probably has a great selection of stamps that would delight your child as well. A small stamp set allows your child to have a collection that will let them explore different combinations of designs, without you having to invest a large amount of money in the stamps. Purchase an ink pad for them and a clear plastic shoebox with a lid for storage. Add some markers, glitter glue sticks and scraps of paper, junk mail envelopes and a sticker or two and they have their own stamp kit they can work with when you want to work on your projects. Alternatively you can purchase larger stamps that are mounted on an inexpensive foam mount. These large stamps are great for small hands, and they are not incredibly detailed, guaranteeing the young stamper success when trying

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