Materials:

• Cardboard (thick)
• Containers
• Glue (white)
• Paintbrush
• Scissors
• Starch (liquid)
• Tempera paint
• Typing or shelf paper
  
  

Before you start this project, cover your work are with layers of newspaper. Cover yourself with an old shirt.

1. Draw a few simple shapes on a piece of thick cardboard. Cut out these shapes.

2. Cut a piece of cardboard about the size of this page. Arrange the cut-out shapes on this piece of cardboard. When you like the way you have arranged the shapes, glue them in place.

3. Mix some tempera paint and liquid starch in a plastic container. Use a paintbrush to cover each cardboard shape with a thick layer of paint. Use one color for all of the shapes, or paint some of them different colors. If you want to print with more than one color, use a different container for each color.

4. Place a piece of typing or shelf paper on top of the paint-covered shapes. Rub your hand over the paper, pressing down hard. Hold the paper by one corner and peel it off. You now have a print of the cardboard shapes.