Fingerprints remind us that each one of us is unique.

Materials:

• Stamp pad
• Drawing paper
• Index cards

Directions:

Have your child carefully look at his or her fingerprints. Explain that everyone's fingerprints are unique. Let your child use a stamp pad to experiment with and make prints from different fingers and thumbprints.

Ask your child to make and compare two prints with the same finger. Use the stamp pad to make fingerprints of your own, then have your child compare them with his or her own prints.

When you're ready to end this activity have your child make a thumbprint on an index card and write his or her name on the card. Hang the print on the refrigerator or hang it on a wall.

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