I can still recall fondly, playing post office when I was a kid. Now my own daughters have their own way of playing this game. There’s no more performated sheets of stamps that you had to tear off one at a time, and no more gummed backing that you had to lick. I was feeling rather sentimental about the way things used to be, so we made a project out of making old-fashioned stamp sheets.
But actually, this activity is also an excuse to have friends and family take turns contributing to a colorful and varied collage of artwork.
What you will need:
*tracing wheel (sewing tool) (or sewing machine )
*Markers and or colored pencils *cork board
Here are the very simple instructions:
Lightly fold paper to desired square or rectangular pattern. Remember to make the crease loose just for the purpose of making line guides.
Cut rubber stamp block to match desired square pattern then apply blocks of color using light colored ink pad.
Now get creative! Draw and color in mini picture on each of the colored blocks. Our entire family took turns filling up the page with our ideas.
You can create perforation by placing paper on cork surface and applying pattern making wheel pulling straight while against a ruler. The cork surface is necessary to create clean puncture holds.(Another way is to run the paper through an unthreaded sewing machine.)
To make gummed backing like those old fashioned stamps, apply glue stick generously to the back and let dry. When you are ready to use stamp, activate glue by applying water with finger or sponge. (glue not edible so its not for licking).
Now play post office!
.. Giddy Giddy..