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  • From "DIY Crafts"
    episode DIC-154
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    Kids enjoy printing with sponge cutouts.

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    Figure A

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    Figure B

    DIY Crafts host Vicki Payne explains how to print paper with sponge cutouts.

    Materials:

    Compressed sponge
    Cookie cutters
    Craft paint
    Paper
    Pencil
    Scissors
    Paper plate
    Bowl of water

    1. Trace around a cookie cutter onto a sheet of compressed sponge. Cut out the sponge (figure A).

    2. Dip the sponge in a bowl of water to expand it to full size. Wring it out.

    3. Pour craft paint onto a paper plate. Dip sponge cutouts into the paint, and stamp them on paper (figure B).

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