Hi. My name is Jamie, and I’m addicted to Pinterest.
Ok, so I’m not really addicted — but I do adore all the fantastic ideas I’ve gleaned from Pinterest: crafty things, decorating ideas, recipes, delightful organization ideas, and more! The first few times I visited the site, I’d heard good things but didn’t really “get” it. Once it clicked, though, I started pinning like a mad woman!
One of the fun things I found there was a big fingerprint with writing on the lines of the fingerprint. I immediately decided this was something I wanted to do with Kathryn! We’d recently had an interesting discussion about fingerprints, and although she’s a great writer, she’s also quite a reluctant writer sometimes.
So…
First, we used an ink pad and stamped our thumbprints onto a piece of white paper. I don’t have a copier that enlarges things (not properly, anyway), but that would probably be the easiest way to do it. In our case, I took a photo of the fingerprints, imported the photo to my computer, enlarged it, and then printed it. I also made it lighter so it printed in a way that we could actually write directly on top of the lines. However, you could also use tracing paper to write. This was so fun that I did it myself, rather than just requiring Kathryn to do it!
My fingers are long and skinny, so my thumbprint (at right) is ridiculously long in comparison to Kathryn’s!
Kathryn’s thumbprint writing in process:
What was so fun for me — and less writing-intimidating to Kathryn, I think — is that we wrote in a free-flowing, as-the-thoughts-come sort of way. Random. We wrote about pets, our favorite season of the year, what we like to do, things that happened the year we were born, and so on. The only requirement was that we wrote about ourselves.
After all, each fingerprint is entirely unique, and so are we.
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What a GREAT idea! I am going to make sure I remember this for when my girls start writing.
Wow, that is REALLY COOL. I am totally gonna try this. (or at least Pin it)
I love it! What a wonderful idea! And, a great keepsake. 🙂
What a neat idea!
I love this idea! What a great keepsake item. Thanks so much for sharing!
Love this! I agree that some children like that less intimidating free-flowing writing style. I do! (and I love Pinterest too 🙂 You both did such a lovely job.
Just fabulous! Will be copying. 🙂 With Joy, Carey
what a wonderful idea! although my boys would still protest… why are they so against writing? *sigh* at least they read.
Love it! What a great great idea.
Wow Jamie that’s a great idea. Very artistic and an interesting way to bond with your daughter.
What a brilliant idea!! Will pin if I can get pinning to work (been wonky the past few days).
This sounds like a wonderful idea to do.Thanks!
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This is on my list of activities too! I probably found it on Pinterest from you 🙂
That is a lot of writing (small writing too) so I think I am going to do the writing for my 9 year old son as he tells me what to write.
I LOVE this idea! My 8-year-old creative girl and I will both love doing it! I may have even done it by myself if I didn’t have kids old enough to do it!! 😉
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Dear Jaime ,
I do image search for a publisher of educational books, Editora FTD (Brasil) (http://www.ftd.com.br/)
We would like information how to license one image that is in your site.
http://seejamieblog.com/thumbprint-writing/
We would like to use in one education book of English Language.
Can you give me permission?
Please send me information.
Thanks!