Stamping Art with Fruits and Veggies

Kindergarteners get excited anytime you mention the word "paint" but when you tell them they will be painting using fruit and vegetables instead of a brush, they really get excited!  Fruit/veggie stamping is an easy and fun way to express yourself. 

Here are some tips when doing this activity:
1. Cut fruits and veggies in half ahead of time.  Apples do really well, I also used squash and mini pumpkins. (we did this during fall)  You can use this activity any time of year.
2. Pierce the stamp (fruit/veggie) with a big paper clip so the child has a way of picking up the stamp.  Make sure the paper clip hooks upward.  (this helped me a lot during the activity)
3. Prep the paint on sturdy paper or plastic plates ahead of time.  Students had to share.  I told them the fruit/veggie goes with its plate to the next person.  They did a good job sharing with their neighbors.
4. The clean up is super easy.  Just throw it out when you are done.  My class shared our fruit/veggie stamps with another class.

Try stamping with different kinds of fruit/veggies.  You can also use different colors of paint.  This is an activity you can do anytime during the school year.  Hope you have fun stamping with your students!

Below are a few pictures.  Enjoy!