a long time ago i came across this book by ed emberley (he has other art books for kids too). the idea is to make fingerprints with a stamping ink and then draw the prints into pictures. here are some samples:
if you don't happen to have an ink pad, you can always just use coloring pencils.
here are sienna's masterpieces (she's five-years-old):
your imagination is your limit!
easter is coming soon. you could make some easter cards by printing bunnies onto cardstock.
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