Activities: Coin Rubbing
Break open the piggy bank and make coin rubbings!
- Artist:Your kid.
- Coins:A few coins won't buy you much these days, but they will buy your kid's attention to create some artwork!
- Paper:Thin printer paper.
- Crayons:Hola, Crayola®!
- Have your kid place a coin on a hard surface, like a table or the floor, and cover it with a piece of paper.
- Then have her rub the crayon over the hidden coin to make a coin rubbing. The image of the coin will magically appear on the paper.
- Next, have her flip the coin over and rub the other side to create a different image. (Now might be a good opportunity to throw in a few presidential facts about the faces shes scribbling over!)
- She can use different color crayons—red, orange and blue—to create a colorful image. Bet Lincoln would look lovely in purple!
- Encourage her to make a cool design, like a rainbow or circle, by tracing a series of coins. It'll look like a million bucks!
- Did you know that the penny's end may be near? Pressure is building to get rid of the copper coins. You can't buy anything with them and absurdly, they cost more than a cent to mint. Economists estimate that the US loses approximately $900 million a year on penny production and handling. Just think how many pairs of shoes that kind of money would buy!