11 stamps you can make with household items
Add some funky patterns to your little ones’ basic T-shirts and pants using everyday household materials.

DIY prints
Pears
This print is a cinch to create. Simply halve a pear lengthwise and dip it into fabric paint. Stamp in various places on a plain T-shirt and let dry.

Apples
Halve an apple, dip it into fabric paint and stamp your onesie. It’s as easy as that!

Strawberries
Cut strawberries in half, dip it into fabric paint and stamp in various places. Note: The strawberries may bleed red juice.

Bubble wrap
Cut out a triangle from bubble wrap and glue one side to a piece of cardboard. Dip the bubble wrap into paint and place it in straight lines across the clothing.

Pencil erasers
Use a pencil eraser as your stamp. Dip it into fabric paint and position as you’d like.

Toilet paper roll
Bend your toilet paper roll down the centre so that it creases. Hold it to maintain the crease and dip the open end into fabric paint. You’ll see it makes a heart shape!

Mushrooms
Halve a mushroom, dip it into fabric paint and stamp in various places.

Pretzels
Remove salt from alphabet-shaped pretzels. When dipping the pretzels into fabric paint, be generous, or the imprint may not appear as defined. Stamp the item as you’d like.

Potatoes
Cut a mini potato in half and then cut one side in half again. Dip the quarter-spud in paint and press onto your clothing using a ruler to maintain a straight line.

Sponges
Cut a circle and small triangle from a large sponge. Dip each into fabric paint and place them on your chosen article. You’ll make an instant cat silhouette.

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