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Printing with Cardboard: 1st Grade Printmaking Project


Collage of children's artwork, text reads "1st Grade Printmaking with Cardboard Strips" on a light blue background.

Are you looking for a fun and easy printmaking activity with your youngest students?  This one is always a hit and allows the students to be creative and expressive.  I saw the idea to print with cardboard from Thinking with a Line.

A 1st-grade printmaking project featuring five childlike drawings of people in diverse colors and styles displayed in a collage, created by printing with cardboard. A colorful child's drawing of a person with instructions on how to create printed faces using cardboard and paint, making it an enjoyable printmaking project for 1st graders. Three children's drawings: a detailed person with red patches, another in colorful clothing, and an abstract scene with blue. This 1st Grade printmaking project beautifully integrates printing with cardboard methods.


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About Marcia Beckett

Marcia is an elementary art teacher and loves painting, drawing, sculpture, art journaling and clay. Her blog, Art is Basic, features many exciting art projects for kids.

2 Responses to Printing with Cardboard: 1st Grade Printmaking Project

  1. Hope says:

    Love printing, any way you can do it! I haven’t done portraits yet, but I have done architecture and robots. Cardboard tubes work well for curves. Will give it a try!

  2. Art Mom says:

    What a cute idea! I love the simple, but creative shapes the cardboard makes. Each one really expresses the artist!

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