We have used the Australian animal off cuts to make these entertaining stamps that kids will enjoy playing with in sand, in playdough or as a craft activity. The top side of the stamp is engraved with the animal and the other side features the layered animal – thick enough to create a great impression!
Educational Applications
Individual
Use at the play dough table or at the art area, encourage the child to make an artwork with the stamps, engage in conversation about what he/she is making, and discuss the animals.
Group Setting
Art group activity, could extend on the sustainability and look for natural resources to play such as sand, dirt, or make your own paints by crushing rocks. Great for educating about animals names, and open discussions about Australian Wild Life.
Outdoors
Take out to the sand pit with little brushes and bury them get the children to carefully dig for the stamps then use them to create an Australian animal scene in the sand.
Learning Opportunities
Develops fine motor skills, develop creative skills such as inventiveness thinking and imagination. Communication skills by discussing what they have made with the stamps, turn taking skills in sharing the stamps, learn sustainability from using the wood cutoffs to make these stamps. Learn about Australian native wildlife and animals.
Randomly selected from
fish, turtle, emu, snake, kangaroo, cockatoo, sting ray, crocodile, frog, gonna, grub, kangaroo, turtle, emu, platypus, beetle, wallaby, gecko.
Made using raw 3mm plywood, this is an all Australian Made And Owned product.
