Big Ideas For Little Printers
A child’s name is usually the first and most important word they learn to print. When Canadian teacher and parent Lee-Ann O’Neill had a preschooler she, as we all do, was continually dotting out her name for tracing purposes. As an early childhood teacher and a mother, I spend more time dotting than I can keep track of.
Lee-Ann developed a stamp for her daughter and shares it with the rest of us via The Little Stamp Company. Her self-inking “signature stamp” features a large ‘dotted’ font so that children can stamp their own name on paper, colouring pages, artwork etc. and then trace the letters of their name. She offers three custom options for you to indicate your child’s name, select the ink colour, choose whether you would prefer ALL CAPS or Lower Case. (ECS teacher recommendation: Lower Case Please!) The ink Lee-Ann uses is edible and made entirely with FDA approved ingredients. It’s water based, child safe, washable, eco-friendly and lasts for thousands of impressions. My son has probably broken a thousand now (not all on paper so I can attest to the washability!) and his signature stamp is still going strong.
At $24.95, it might be a little more than you’d normally spend on a stamp but in my opinion as both a teacher and a parent, it’s totally worth it. They’ll love the sense of accomplishment & independence and it will save you hours of dotting time.
Save 15% on your signature stamps with the code TOP15.
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Win it! Your child could win their own stamp from The Little Stamp Company! One winner will be randomly selected from all comments left on this post before August 29/08.
Additional entries available. See contest entry information and rules.
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August 22nd, 2008 at 6:13 am
This is so cool
August 22nd, 2008 at 6:13 am
I would love these.
August 22nd, 2008 at 6:56 am
Oh, my gosh, what a great idea!!!!
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August 22nd, 2008 at 7:56 am
I would love to get this in our last name. My son knows how to write his first name pretty well, but is having troubles on the last.
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:57 am
This is a great idea!
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August 22nd, 2008 at 8:01 am
This is pretty cool!
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:50 am
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August 22nd, 2008 at 9:01 am
Thesea re cute and would get the kids to drawing,writting and learning
August 22nd, 2008 at 9:16 am
This is the cutest idea ever. My little one would love it as she always wants to write her name over and over and over again, but I always have to write it first. This would be a great time saver.
August 22nd, 2008 at 9:53 am
What a wonderful teaching tool! I would love one for my son who is 3 years old! He would love this!
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August 22nd, 2008 at 9:54 am
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August 22nd, 2008 at 10:24 am
There are all kinds of websites out there where you can print tracable worksheets for free. My son’s preschool uses a customizable one and prints out sheets with the kids’ names on them for them to practice. For free.
August 22nd, 2008 at 10:34 am
What a neat idea!
August 22nd, 2008 at 11:08 am
This is neat.
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August 22nd, 2008 at 12:14 pm
what a cool idea and a great gift too.
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August 22nd, 2008 at 12:15 pm
This is wonderful!! I’d love to get one for my son who’s due this coming October. He’s our first and we’re just very excited!! Thanks!
August 22nd, 2008 at 1:46 pm
I like these. I learn about so many new products now that I like.
August 22nd, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Oh, so, cute. Count us in! This looks so helpful.
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August 22nd, 2008 at 3:05 pm
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August 22nd, 2008 at 3:34 pm
This is such a great way to start printing. I usually do the dot to dot by hand but this would be much better.
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August 22nd, 2008 at 3:59 pm
It’s so cool.
August 22nd, 2008 at 3:59 pm
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August 22nd, 2008 at 4:22 pm
I want this for my nephew…his last name is long and difficult at any age!
August 22nd, 2008 at 5:34 pm
My daughter would really like this.
August 22nd, 2008 at 6:36 pm
This is a great idea. Thanks for the giveaway.
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:10 pm
This name stamp would make a great baby gift or birthday gift!
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:20 pm
When I was a preschool teacher, I would have loved to have had one for every child in the class. Now, just one for my daughter would be great!
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:38 pm
My daughter loves stamps! I know she would love a personalized one.
August 22nd, 2008 at 9:17 pm
I have been stamping over 30 years This is wonderful PICK ME PLEASE over 400 stamps but I need to add this….
August 22nd, 2008 at 9:36 pm
I would love to win this for my daugher. She is finally getting her motor skills under control and this would be perfect for her to practice writing her name.
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August 22nd, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Wow, what a neat idea! Thanks for the entry!
August 22nd, 2008 at 10:17 pm
I think these are a great idea! I’d love to get our last name put on because my son’s are having a really hard time remembering how to spell it!
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August 23rd, 2008 at 2:29 am
I’d like to win this for my daughter.
August 23rd, 2008 at 4:47 am
I’d love one of these!
August 23rd, 2008 at 5:23 am
wow
August 23rd, 2008 at 5:59 am
lower case is the sticking point for my daughter - and those are the hardest letters to dot yourself - so i think i’d go all lower case. what a great sounding product!
August 23rd, 2008 at 6:27 am
this would be so great for avery who is quickly learning to read and write
August 23rd, 2008 at 6:48 am
I would like to have my son’s name. He would be so thrilled.
August 23rd, 2008 at 8:35 am
What a great idea for little printers!
August 23rd, 2008 at 9:52 am
What a fabulous idea! I would definitely pick the lowercase choice if I win.
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August 23rd, 2008 at 9:58 am
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August 23rd, 2008 at 10:11 am
A nice item to have for schooling our daughter.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:40 pm
What a neat prize!
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:17 pm
What a great product.
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Great gift
August 23rd, 2008 at 4:44 pm
The dotted font is brilliant! What a perfect way for the kids to practice writing their names!!!! Love this!
August 23rd, 2008 at 6:05 pm
what a great way to help in all situations and not just practice time. i’m specifically thinking about cards. my son has become very self conscious when “signing” his name on the many cards that we send to family and friends.
August 23rd, 2008 at 7:06 pm
I can see this being used in hundreds of ways, from marking envelopes to stamping in the front of books. Count me in!
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August 23rd, 2008 at 7:08 pm
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August 23rd, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Stamps are cool
August 23rd, 2008 at 8:47 pm
I think this is a fabulous idea. My son loves to print his name but gets unfocused about the last third.
August 24th, 2008 at 12:30 am
This is perfect for my little Amalie - we never find anything with her name!
August 24th, 2008 at 8:05 am
Thanks for the contest hope I win thanks.
August 24th, 2008 at 8:54 am
I would love this for one of my grandkids. Looks like it would be a great learning tool. Thanks so much!
August 24th, 2008 at 8:55 am
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August 24th, 2008 at 9:56 am
my son would love this!
August 24th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Wow, that is so neat! Please enter me!
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August 24th, 2008 at 11:44 am
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August 24th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
What a wonderful idea! As a fellow teacher, I would value one greatly.
August 24th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
I’d like to win this for my niece. Thanks
August 24th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
stamping is fun.
August 25th, 2008 at 12:01 am
Wonderful idea! Love it.
August 25th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Very neat idea!~
August 25th, 2008 at 10:57 am
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August 25th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
I would love to get this for my nephew!
August 25th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
This is a wonderful idea and I would love to win one for my daughter
August 25th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
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August 25th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
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August 25th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
My son would love this. Thanks!
August 25th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
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August 25th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Brilliant and very cool
August 25th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
love it
August 25th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Ohmigosh! This is the best idea ever! Perfect for my daughter who is Pre-K age!
August 26th, 2008 at 12:22 am
I’m a teacher, and this is a great idea!!
Thanks so much!!
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August 26th, 2008 at 12:22 am
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August 26th, 2008 at 8:01 am
My daughter is learning to recognize her name and would love this!
August 26th, 2008 at 10:44 am
enter me
August 26th, 2008 at 11:18 am
This is a wonderful idea and I would love to win one for my granddaughter.
Thank you.
August 26th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Great idea…my son could really use this. thanks, justicecw@hotmail.com
August 26th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Kayla could really use this! We’re struggling with fine motor/hand writing skills right now. She can recognize her name, but really needs help tracing it!
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August 26th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
This would be great for my son to learn to print his name with lower case letters.
August 27th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
what a great idea!
August 27th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Awesome idea
Thanks for the chance to win!!
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August 27th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
I would love to have one of the family name.
August 27th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
I have never seen this, how cool.
August 27th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Loving these!
August 28th, 2008 at 4:25 am
These are so cool. Thanks
August 28th, 2008 at 7:17 am
This is a cool prize.
August 28th, 2008 at 11:11 am
How cool!
August 28th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
What a great and practical stamp!
August 28th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
My kids will love these!
August 28th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
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August 28th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
This would come in really handy!
August 28th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Sweet!
August 28th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
My son would love these!
August 28th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Wow, this is a great idea. I’m ashamed to admit that I hadn’t thought of dotting my son’s name as a method to teach him to write his own.
August 28th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
My son’s teacher would love this, he is in prek but they do names everyday and he is having some trouble with holding his marker, this would make her life much easier or mine when we practice at home.
August 28th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
love this stamp…..
August 28th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
This is a great idea!
August 28th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
What a great idea! Enter me please, I would love this!
August 28th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
How cool is this
August 28th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
This is an awesome idea!
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August 28th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Here is a cute one… im sure I would find my son’s name all over the walls!
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August 28th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
This is a great idea. I would love to win one with my daughters name, Grace.
August 28th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
This is great! My three year old is always “writing” and this would help her out so much!
August 28th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
neat idea!
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August 29th, 2008 at 12:19 am
I would love to win for my kids! Thanks so much for the giveaway!!
August 29th, 2008 at 4:35 am
i would absolutely love this, thanks for the giveaway!
August 29th, 2008 at 4:37 am
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August 29th, 2008 at 7:17 am
What a fab idea!
August 29th, 2008 at 7:30 am
I would love to win these for my 2 year old daughter! Being the youngest, she sometimes recieves less attention from us, but these would be perfect for her!
August 29th, 2008 at 9:02 am
I would love to win one of these for my nephew!
August 29th, 2008 at 9:05 am
This is so cool.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:29 am
These are great!! What a clever idea!
August 29th, 2008 at 10:37 am
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August 29th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
i’d love this!
August 29th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
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August 29th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
How cool! Thanks for the contest!
August 29th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
this is great count me in
August 29th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
this is awesome, it would make things a lot easier
August 29th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Stamps are really nifty so wanting to win
August 29th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Thanks for the great giveaway.
August 29th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
My granddaughter would love this prize.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
This is such a great giveaway thank you!!!
August 29th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
What a great prize!
September 1st, 2008 at 6:12 pm
This would be great for my daughter who is always wanting me to write her name for her. Cool product.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 3:57 am
Wow what a great tool for children! I have a special needs son and this would be GREAT for him thanks for the chance to win!
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