Spud Stamps
February 5, 2012 in Made by Mom
To make these fun stamps, all you need are a few plain old spuds.
All you have to do is cut ‘em in half, etch out a design with the tip of your knife or a pen…
…and then cut away the negative space. It will look something like this:
Smear some paint on a tray or paper plate…and get stamping!
Per Josiah’s request, I carved out a 3…
a J…
…and a diamond (yup, that is the one shape he requested).
In the past, we have also used squares, circles, triangles…
…and stars:
Today, I made three different shapes of hearts in honor of Valentines Day.
And Josiah helped me mix up a few shades of pink and red to dip them in.
Besides being about the cheapest creative medium I can think of, I actually think the potato imparts some pretty nice texture:
So find your favorite preschooler, and get stamping!
For more ideas for art projects to do with your toddler or preschooler, click here!
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I’m linking up:
http://www.creationsbykara.com/
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What a super idea!
Would love for you to post this under Kids Crafts on my website! Very sweet!
Susan,
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What a fun idea!
Drea
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Love this idea, my kids would have a blast. Thanks for stopping by my blog today:)
Brilliant! I remember potato stamping as a kid. Great fun!
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a fabulous week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
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This is great what a fun idea! I would love you to add this and any of your other projects to my What We Wore and Made party over at http://raegunwear.blogspot.com/search/label/WWWMW
I love this! We just posted our very first Kitchen Fun and Crafty Friday Link Party and we would LOVE for you to stop by and link this up! http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/2012/02/kitchen-fun-and-crafty-friday-link.html
I love this! So cute! I saw this on Skip to My Lou I would love it if you would share this with our readers too for Fun Stuff Fridays! http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2012/02/14-days-of-valentines-fun-stuff-fridays_10.html
Such a great project to do with such a handsome little guy. Thanks for sharing on BeColorful.
pam