Potato Stamps

A creative friend helped us all make beautiful artwork from potato stamps.  If you're as crafty as Heidi, you can whittle intricate shapes like hearts and stars into the potatoes.  But even the simple lines and squares are fun too.  Holding a potato bottom is easy for even the littlest kids, so this craft is fun for everyone! If you look closely underneath the fingerprints, you will see some stars and squares on the green paper!

What you need:
3-4 small potatoes
pairing knife (only for the grown-up)
crafting smocks
plastic table covering
tempera paints
construction or computer paper

What to do:

1. Prepare the craft by slicing each potato in half and then whittling a stamp shape into the sliced end with the pairing knife by cutting away at the edges of the shape.
2. Spread our your plastic table covering and help put crafting smocks on each child! :)
3. Place paper plates with a little of each paint color by each child at your table.  
4. Show them some examples if necessary, and then let the kids stamp away!
5. Proudly display their work!