When you print something, it’s like telling a magic box to take the picture or words from your screen and make a copy of them on a piece of paper. Imagine if your drawings could jump out of the screen and land on paper, that’s what printing does! The printer is the magic box that does this. It uses tiny drops of ink or toner to create the picture or text, just like a coloring book being filled in.
Another way to think of printing is like a stamp. When you press a stamp on an ink pad and then on paper, it leaves a mark, right? The printer does something similar. It takes the picture or words and presses them onto paper so you can hold them in your hand.
Printing can also be like when you trace over a drawing to make a copy. The printer traces the picture or words from the computer and makes a new version on paper. This way, you can share your pictures or stories with friends and family, even if they don’t have a computer.