Potato stamping eggs

Little Miss got an idea in her head to do potato stamping. I have no idea where she got this notion from, but she has developed a keen interest in potatoes. She wants to grow some and make potato people too. It's a pity she is not really interested in eating them. Unless they come crispy and salty in a foil packet.

Anyway potatoes are a lot like eggs, well their shape is sort of egg like when you cut them in half.  So we carved up some potatoes I cut in half, in readiness for potato stamping.

Little Miss used a pencil to poke prod and leave her mark.




















A sharp knife was my tool of choice. I tried to carve a decorated egg and a rabbit.




















Little Miss chose pink paint, no surprises there, and I got the red and white out too. Then it was just a matter of dipping then pressing.

The egg stamp worked out really nicely

The rabbit was not so successful

I also cut an onion in half and this was my favourite print making tool, though the smell wasn't so nice.

We could make some Easter cards to give to family with our prints, or maybe a mobile with ribbon or some more bunting for Easter decorations. Or we could just admire our stamping as it is. But I'm also thinking of cutting out an onion print sticking it onto a blank sheet and asking the kids to turn it into something. I'll let you know how we get on. If this post inspires some potato stamping remember to throw away the potatoes afterwards, they get a bit nasty on the nose if your daughter decides to keep them in a special place for a few days.