Using 'Stampimator'

STEP 1 - background

  • draw background using Straight Line tool, Rectangle tool and Paint Bucket to fill

STEP 2 - animated Santa

  • click on GOODIES then Pick_a_Stamp_Set
  • select the Celebrations set AND click on STILL at the bottom (so it doesn't spin)
  • click on first grey box on right of screen
  • select the SANTA stamp
  • click and drag Santa for path of movement (jumping up and down on chimney)
  • select arrows facing both ways ( buttons on right of four grey boxes animated stamps) 

STEP 3 - animated reindeer
  • click on second grey box
  • double click on reindeer stamp at the bottom
  • click on each of the four sample reindeer across the top and select arrow tool on left to make them face the other way
  • click on this reindeer for second animated stamp
  • drag path for reindeer to land on roof
  • select arrows facing both ways and horses heads in buttons on far right so the reindeer turn around and go back and forth

 

  • click on third grey box and drag path for second reindeer
  • select arrows facing both ways and horses heads

STEP 4 - animated 'elf'

  • click on fourth grey box

  • click on GOODIES and Pick_a_Stamp_Set

  • select the JUMBLE set and keep as SPIN

  • click on the little boy

  • drag a path to make him tumble off the roof

STEP 5 - sound

  • click on GOODIES then Pick_a_Sound

  • could select the SLEEPING sound

STEP 6 - saving

  • saving as Stampimator (can make changes later)

  • saving for SlideShow (can insert into 'Kid Pix: Paint a Picture' or into 'Kid Pix: SlideShow' or into any program that accepts an AVI movie file eg PowerPoint)