My kids love watching me use rubber stamps when I scrapbook, and over the years I have bought them some rubber stamps of their own. Hobby stores like Michaels & Hobby Lobby have sets of foam stamps for $1.00 with lots of kid designs to choose from.
The problem I run into, is letting them use my ink pads. With my kids being 5 & 4 years old, I don't quite trust them with my $6.00 ink pads. And of course each child wants their own ink pads. And although you can find $1.00 ink pads at some stores, I don't recommend purchasing them. $1.00 Ink Pads usually don't have much ink on them & dry up before you have the chance to use them more than once.
What I recommend is making your own ink pads. This can easily be done with the following:
- A baby wipe
- A small foam plate
- re-inkers
All you need to do is squeeze around 8 drops of each color onto the baby wipe & voila!
I purchase my Re-Inkers through Stampin Up. They run $2.95 per bottle, and can also be used to dye ribbon, re-ink your Stampin Up ink pads and much more. With 58 colors to choose from the possibilities are endless.
Depending on what your using your re-inkers for, they can last a very long time!
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