Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Heart Stamps

Last night Abe had his first swimming lesson. He loved it so much he's been asking me for a bath ever since! I don't mind letting him splash in the tub to his heart's content, but I figured we should get a little messy first, so...I grabbed an empty toilet paper roll, some red paint, and a handful of blank cards, and we were ready to make Valentines!


I started by flattening the cardboard tube so it had a crease on two sides.


Then I pushed one crease inward to make a heart, and wrapped a piece of tape around the tube to help the heart hold it's shape.


I poured a little red paint on a plate and dipped one end in the paint...


...then I handed it to Abe and let him have fun!  


He really enjoyed seeing the "schips" (shapes) appear on the paper.


We ended up with four cute cards to send to family and friends, and enough paint on his hands, face, and in his hair to require a nice long bath. I'd say mission accomplished.


Abe tried fingerpainting for the first time last Valentine's Day when we made cards for his grandparents. For those cards, I made a heart stencil from construction paper and laid it on top of a blank card. I poured some red and white paint on the card and let him mix them up. When we pulled the stencil off there was a pretty painted heart on the card. Super easy (and super cute) Valentine's Day craft for babies!
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  1. sweet and lovely craftsJanuary 24, 2012 at 3:10 PM

    Oh, I love this! Simon is just 19 months, and this would be perfect for him. We just made some footprint dump truck Valentines, but I had to have my older daughter help me finishing decorating those.

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  2. ChristineJanuary 24, 2012 at 8:25 PM

    What a cute idea--very resourceful!

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  3. sweet and lovely craftsJanuary 25, 2012 at 12:21 PM

    PS. We tried this today, and Simon was way more interested in spreading paint everywhere than trying to stamp hearts. Oh well- he had fun!

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    1. UnknownJanuary 25, 2012 at 1:14 PM

      Ha ha! Yeah, once Abe realized we were using paint he started to spread it around with his hands too. All part of the fun! ;-)

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  4. CarrieJanuary 27, 2012 at 10:27 PM

    Oh, I love this! So simple and what fun! I can't wait for our daughter to try this.

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  5. KatherineJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:00 AM

    AWESOME ideas. Both of them (last V Day too)! I'm going to try them for both my boys (ages 6m and 2 yrs!) Thanks! Found this on Pinterest!

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  6. Kara @ June & BearJanuary 29, 2012 at 3:18 PM

    found you on pinterest. i love this project. super cute.

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  7. KellyJanuary 29, 2012 at 7:29 PM

    Love your ideas Michelle!

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2012 at 9:17 AM

    Love this and will be sharing pics of my kids doing it one of these days over at www.raisingnaturalkids.com! Dawn

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  9. accro-batFebruary 1, 2012 at 7:20 AM

    It's a really great idea! I'll try it with my boy! Thanks

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  10. CassandraFebruary 3, 2012 at 3:18 PM

    Such a cute idea! Not sure if my 15-month old will be into it, but I might give it a whirl anyway. I'll post on my blog if I do!
    justalittletinybitsometimes.blogspot.com

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  11. CassandraFebruary 3, 2012 at 11:03 PM

    Ok, I got so excited about this that we did it today. Thanks again for the inspiration, my little guy had a lot of fun!

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  12. Ginny @ OrganizingHomelife.comFebruary 3, 2012 at 11:49 PM

    Thanks so much for the adorable idea! I featured it on my blog: http://www.organizinghomelife.com/archives/1998

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2012 at 8:04 PM

    Found this on pinterest. I'm a preschool teacher and I LOVE thid idea:-)

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  14. UnknownFebruary 5, 2012 at 1:34 PM

    Such a great idea! My little girl would love this.

    I'd love for you to link up and share: http://tutusandteaparties.blogspot.com/2012/02/pinteresting-party-week-25.html

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  15. UnknownFebruary 7, 2012 at 1:44 PM

    Great idea!! I will definitely have to try it out:)

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  16. chocolate hugFebruary 7, 2012 at 5:01 PM

    We used your idea but used glue and glitter instead! Wonderful easy craft!

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  17. KTmamaFebruary 7, 2012 at 5:47 PM

    Just did this with my 2 1/2 year old little guy. He loved it! Perfect for his first "official" art project, thank you!!!!

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  18. UnknownFebruary 7, 2012 at 10:06 PM

    We saw this on pinterest and loved the idea for our 20-month-old. I blogged about it here: http://montessoristory.blogspot.com/2012/02/valentines-day-heart-stamping.html

    Thanks for the great idea!

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  19. JMSFebruary 8, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    I did this yesterday with my 18month old. It was so fun!!! Thanks for the idea!
    http://sandypages.blogspot.com/2012/02/painting.html

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  20. AnonymousFebruary 8, 2012 at 4:09 PM

    I did this activity yesterday with my 9 month old and took lots of pics of him stamping to send along with the Valentine. He LOVED it and only ate a few! :) I call that a success!!

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  21. LindsayFebruary 9, 2012 at 11:39 AM

    Thanks for the great idea! My girls had a ball and I shared your link on my blog - http://momsecretweapon.com/2012/02/09/valentines-cards/

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  22. Katie MorrisFebruary 12, 2012 at 11:02 PM

    Thanks for this idea! I tried it at home with my almost 15 month old and at school with my Kindergarten Art students. I linked back to your post from my blog: http://artteacheradventures.blogspot.com/2012/02/another-jim-dine-post.html

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  23. Large MargeFebruary 13, 2012 at 7:51 PM

    Just did this craft with my 22 month old and his 3-yr old friend. It was perfect!!! They loved doing it and I loved how easy it was to get all of our Valentine cards done for tomorrow :)

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  24. KarenFebruary 14, 2012 at 4:10 AM

    This is such a sweet project and your little one just adorable. Happy Valentine's Day! xo Karen

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  25. spread your wingsFebruary 14, 2012 at 8:57 AM

    what a clever idea and so effective. thanks for sharing

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  26. GwenFebruary 14, 2012 at 12:13 PM

    Thanks for such a fun craft. I just found your blog and am loving it! Happy valentine's day!

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  27. Brandi LFebruary 16, 2012 at 11:38 AM

    I love this idea!! so simple and I love anything you can recycle! Thanks!!

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  28. DevanyFebruary 19, 2012 at 12:08 PM

    Just linked to this here:
    http://www.stillplayingschool.com/2012/02/valentines-day-play-date.html

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  29. Lisa P.February 27, 2012 at 10:45 AM

    Hi Michelle!

    I came across your blog many weeks ago and love it. You are so creative!! I meant to write sooner and tell you that I made this stamp following your directions and my 17-month-old daughter and I made valentines together. They came out great! I look forward to your posts each day!

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  30. Taryn@pinsandprincessesApril 7, 2012 at 7:30 AM

    Love this!!! Shared link/pin here
    http://pinsandprincesses.blogspot.com/2012/04/toilet-paper-tube-extravaganza.html

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  33. CREATIVE KHADIJAMay 19, 2012 at 7:06 AM

    Awesome :)
    I am a newest follower..
    come & join me for more fun!

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  34. Surekha RaoOctober 10, 2012 at 3:37 AM

    Pinned it! Great idea and my children are going to love too! Thank you!

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  35. AnonymousOctober 15, 2012 at 3:54 PM

    I'm new to pinterest... how do I pin this? I love the idea!

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  36. UnknownOctober 15, 2012 at 8:00 PM

    There's a "Pin it" button (found here http://pinterest.com/about/goodies/) you can install in your browser to pin stuff from any page, or you can just repin it from here: http://pinterest.com/pin/204421270555895358/

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  37. KellieJanuary 6, 2013 at 2:23 PM

    super cute and so easy! love it!!!

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  38. UnknownJanuary 28, 2013 at 3:24 PM

    i love this idea :) thank you so much for sharing! i am going to try this for vday for my LO to make :)
    www.lilmsadventures.blogspot.com

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  39. UnknownFebruary 3, 2013 at 10:50 AM

    Hi - just to let you know that I've linked to this post at my blog here: http://craftulate.blogspot.com/2013/01/easy-valentines-crafts-for-toddlers.html
    Thanks for the great ideas!

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  40. gransonfamilyFebruary 8, 2013 at 11:44 AM

    I did this with my kids yesterday. Thank you for sharing. I linked to you on my blog,
    http://rainydaydistractions.blogspot.ca/2013/02/heart-stamping.html

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  41. StacyFebruary 14, 2013 at 7:37 AM

    We did this this week! What a great idea! I linked to you on my blog http://aztoid.blogspot.com/2013/02/happy-valentines-day.html

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  42. LaiaFebruary 26, 2013 at 3:05 PM

    Hello, I love your blog! Today we are inspired by this post, thanks!
    http://embolicalatroca.blogspot.com.es/2013/02/estampem-i-pintem.html

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  43. Foy UpdateFebruary 7, 2014 at 7:37 AM

    I'm another one coming over from Pinterest. Me and the 20 months old kid will be making these today to send to the grandparents! What a cute, easy idea!

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  44. 7dies amb detallsFebruary 9, 2014 at 5:23 PM

    It's a really good idea !!!♥

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  45. 7dies amb detallsFebruary 9, 2014 at 5:25 PM

    I see too in pinterest ,it's funny!!!

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  46. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2014 at 7:07 PM

    This would be great for many Special Ed and developmentally delayed kids, too. Thanks so much for posting.

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  47. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2014 at 8:49 PM

    I tried this with other shapes as well and I think that it is a fantastic activity. It's so easy and fun!

    http://jenneralknowledge.com/2014/02/12/diy-stamping-fun/

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  48. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2014 at 8:50 PM

    It's a really easy and fun activity! I think that the children I work with would love it too.

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  49. UnknownFebruary 12, 2016 at 4:04 AM

    Did this today - perfect Valentine's craft for my 20-month old. Thanks! :)

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  50. JennyTJanuary 20, 2017 at 5:00 PM

    Great idea thanks

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  51. write me an essay onlineAugust 24, 2017 at 3:47 AM

    nice

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