Tips on how to Finger Print at Home

No McGruff Kit? No problem! Don’t skirt your child’s safety and use these tips to ensure a viable fingerprint at home:

Option 1 - Ball point pen and paper

  1. Take a ball pen refill, pull out its nib.

  2. Blow it from the back so that a drop of ink falls on a sheet of paper.

  3. Spread it thoroughly and place thumb on a sheet and you are ready to imprint your thumb impression.

Option 2 - Markers and paper

  1. Select markers in the color of your choice. You can use any markers that you want, but washable markers for kids are best if you want to prevent staining your fingers.

  2. Color with the marker on a piece of absorbent paper, such as newspaper. Make a small patch of color slightly larger than your finger. Go over it until the small patch is beginning to saturate, but not enough to rip or go through the paper.

  3. Press your finger onto the patch and immediately make your print on a clean piece of paper. You can continue using the patch in place of an ink pad until the prints begin to get fainter. Color a new patch to start over.

Additional details and at home finger printing options -

https://www.ehow.com/how_8171548_can-make-fingerprints-ink-pad.html

https://teachpreschool.org/2013/05/19/diy-fingerprint-paint-pads-and-bugs/

katy yates