Stamp
Here are the instructions on how to make the stamps Múinteoir Clíona made in today's lesson. Happy Stamping!
What you need – Cardboard, string, match sticks / toothpicks, glue, paper, paint, paintbrush.
- Cut out a square of cardboard
- Cut out a strip of cardboard to make a handle. Fold it in half and he fold the end down and glue them to the square of card.
- Cover the stamp in glue and arrange the string in a swirly pattern (or whatever pattern you want!)
- Brush the paint onto the string.
- Press the stamp down on your paper.
- You could also make another stamp using matchsticks, or anything else you think would be good to make a print with.
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Pawsome Prints
And now to quite a different type of print - animal tracks! Have you ever seen some paw prints in the mud and wondered what kind of animals left them? Here is a short guide to a few Irish animal tracks. The best place to see tracks is on soft ground beside a river, in snow, or in mud after rain.
Animal Jokes
How do you catch a squirrel?
- Climb a tree and act like a nut.
What do you get if cross Bambi with a ghost?
- Bamboo!
What do you call a deer with no eyes?
- No idea! (No eyed deer, get it?)
Where do otters keep their money?
- In the river bank!
What do you call a fox with carrots in his ears?
- Anything you want, he can't hear you!
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