Summer Vacation Stationery
By: Amanda Formaro
Difficulty: Easy
Age: 5 and up
Kids will love this project that allows them to personalize their own letters about summer vacation. Whether it’s a letter from summer camp, a note to Grandma about your trip or a letter to a friend that is gone for the summer, your kids will enjoy this project.
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What you'll need:
- Construction paper, card stock or writing paper
- Foam stamps of your choice
- Acrylic craft paints
- Paintbrush
How to make it:
- Lay paper on table.
- Choose stamps with which you wish to decorate your stationary.
- After choosing your paint colors, paint a foam stamp and press gently but firmly onto the paper. Decorate with stamps around the edges; just be sure to leave yourself enough room to write your letter.
- After all paint decorations have dried you can write your letter.
Tips:
- Foam stamps are available in a variety of shapes and themes at your local craft supply store.
- You can also sign your name by using foam alphabet stamps.
- Use paint pens or markers to add details to animals or shapes.
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Match your stationery theme to your vacation. For example, if you visited the beach, use sea shells stamps, fish and other sea creatures.


