Friday, March 4, 2011

Printing With Muffin Tins, Legos, and Other Stuff...

The inspiration for this post is from two very artsy blogs: The Artful Parent and TinkerLab! We combined printing with muffin tins, legos, toy muffin tins, and egg cartons. We really had a great time! This kept us busy for a long time and left a wonderful mess!!!!


First, we got together all of our muffin tins, legos, and egg cartons.


We actually added smaller legos too!

Get some paint, brushes, paper, and start printing!

My daughter loved just adding all the paint to the items!!! (almost too much!!)
She needed a little help when flipping the tins and legos.
Mini muffin tins were cool to try!


We did a lot of overlapping and lots of colors!  I think they turned out so FANTASTIC!!!!!
Posted by Melissa @ The Chocolate Muffin Tree at 9:44 PM
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19 comments:

  1. UnknownMarch 5, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    These turned out really cool! I love all the colors!

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  2. RashiMarch 5, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    wow, amazing craft idea. Check out my recent post @ http://blog.memetales.com/2011/03/counting-activities-kids-craft/

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  3. Melissa @ The Chocolate Muffin TreeMarch 5, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    Thanks Jill and Rashi!!

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  4. Elle Belles BowsMarch 5, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    Very vibrant and fun activity!!! Kerri

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  5. JudeMarch 6, 2011 at 4:19 AM

    Beautiful - and I agree, sometimes the mess left afterwards can look as good as the artwork, and just inspires you off in another direction!

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  6. jennyMarch 6, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    We did this at preschool at the kids really enjoying it. Popping over from "let the children play" - looking forward to reading more of your posts.

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  7. The Activity MomMarch 6, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    Turned out great!!!
    Shared this idea on fb and twitter!

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  8. KaraMarch 6, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    How fun!

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  9. Kristi @ Creative Connections for KidsMarch 7, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    This is wonderful! Hadn't thought of printing with legos. Very unique.

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  10. AnonymousMarch 7, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    How fun! I love that kind of mess!

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  11. rachelle | tinkerlabMarch 7, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    Melissa! The mess is fabulous, and you're daughter is clearly invested in the process. (I'm especially fond of that crown!). Thanks for the shout-out, and for sharing this on TinkerLab. It's so great to be in your company.

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  12. Mullin Avenue WorkshopMarch 7, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    Melissa,
    I just found you while reading "let the children play", and think I'd enjoy to look in on your blog often! Good photos, and it looks like much fun. It's so good to see the creativie ideas of others! Thanks!
    Brenda
    p.s. I would like to follow your blog, but don't think I can as I am not on Facebook, is there another way?

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  13. UnknownMarch 9, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    Oh my gosh, that is so fun!!! What a clever idea!

    Thanks again for linking up to For the Kids Fridays!!

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  14. Laurel {Make and Takes}March 9, 2011 at 9:42 PM

    Great ideas! My kids would love to do this. I'd love for you to submit this to the M&T Spotlight at http://www.makeandtakes.com/spotlight

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  15. RedTedArtMarch 10, 2011 at 3:51 AM

    Oh how lovely lovely lovely! These turned out so well. love the colours you guys chose. Look great together! We MUST print more together too!! Fab!

    Thanks for linking up to Kids Get Crafty! Fabulous to see you there!

    Maggy
    (PS like the crown your little one is wearing! Great way to craft)

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  16. UnknownMarch 12, 2011 at 12:17 AM

    Love, love, love it! :)) It turned out so great!

    Featuring this post in this week's High paw! Thank you for participation and hope to see you around this week too! :)

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  17. canvas printsNovember 24, 2011 at 6:19 AM

    Ahh this looks like hell of a lot of fun!
    Might get the lego out this weekend and have a go :)

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  18. Dena YardFebruary 6, 2012 at 2:15 AM

    It looks like fun. I will try this at home with my daughter. I'm sure she will be interested doing this one. It is easy and simple to do.

    offset printing

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  19. JulieMarch 26, 2012 at 10:03 PM

    I saw this idea on Pinterest and added it/linked to it in my 18 Ways to Create Learning Experiences with Children Using Muffin Tins post. Thanks for the great idea!

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