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by Japanese
Prints"
by Megumi & Steve
Biddle

A book full of
beautiful Japanese
Prints, alongside
fun Origami
creations for
children to make!  
There is historical
information
alongside each
print featured in this
book.
  • Paint Roller or Brush
  • Pen
  • Scissors
book above.  (Or go online and show

  • Talk with children about Japanese Art, and
    the presence of nature.
  • Invite them to look at God's beautiful creation,
    and to draw something from nature.
Step 1
You can get these trays with pretty much any
cut of meat that you purchase.   We added a
bit of bleach to the water and gave the tray a
soak.  You can even ask your local butcher for
Cut off the sides of your tray and discard.  Cut
the remaining rectangle into a variety of
Step 3
When you're ready, use the tip of a pen (I've
found this works best) to etch in your design.
 You want to press firmly, but not go all the
way through the foam.
Step 4
Try to fill up your entire shape.  Use different
lines and even poke a few holes if you have
the space.
Step 5
When your design is finished, you want to
paint over it with your color of choice.  We use
regular old black acrylic paint, and a soft foam
brush.  A roller brush would work well too!
Step 7
After you've covered the patter with ink, turn
your stamp over and press firmly to your
paper.  Gently smooth over the entire shape.
Step 6
Make sure that you're not pushing the paint
into the crevices.  You want those parts to
remain unpainted so they will show up as the
white part of the print.  If you get bubbles, just
blow over the top.
Very carefully pick the stamp off of the paper.
 You'll see your print underneath!  
You'll have to do a few trial and error prints until
you find the right amount of paint to put on your
stamp.  The image on the left had less paint,
and shows up a bit more grainy.  Decide which
you like better and paint accordingly!
Make yourself lots of different prints:  Frame them
and hang them up in your room, or fold them into
cards to give your friends and family!
Experiment with different colors too!