06 March 2014

Craft: Potato printing

I am linking up to a post I shared last year on potato printing. This was a great activity to make with the kids when I had a green potato that I didn't want to cook. We have one sitting on the microwave so I think we might be doing some printing this afternoon :) 

I remember when I was little my Mum would cut up a couple potatoes into "stamps", then set me up with some butcher's paper and paint so I could print potato shapes - it was one of my favourite craft activities growing up!




So on Friday I thought I'd try it out with Popette. Believe it or not, she loved it too!


Popette painting her Easter bunny (courtesy of Mummy)

All you need is:

Potatoes
Knife
Paints
Butcher's paper or art paper
Paint brush

It's another easy activity (if you haven't noticed by now, I like it easy), and it doesn't require a lot of skill, you just need to be able to cut a potato into a shape - I made a mushroom, and Easter egg design.


My potato "stamp" of an Easter egg design

Popette enjoyed painting the potatoes with different colours and stamping them on to the paper.

Popette stamping a shape

Our finished prints drying on the line.

If you are looking for other fun, craft activities, be sure to check out the "Kids craft" page.

3 comments:

  1. Clever! And she looks like she's loving it! I need your craft ideas - mine are so boring! This sounds like an activity we will do! Thanks Julie x

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    2. So glad you like it Elisa, I'm happy to provide you with my crafty ideas :)

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