Potato stamp christmas

Learn how to make these easy potato stamps – they're quick to make and will keep the kids busy. Toddlers especially will love using them to make cards and simple pictures.

Create your own DIY stamps for unique images. These 14 ideas include using vegetables, paper tubes, feathers, lace, yarn, cardboard, and more.

Last year I wrapped my gifts in reused shopping bags and decorated them with washi tape. This year I decided to reuse shopping bags again, but this time I carved potatoes into Christmas shapes and used them to stamp the brown paper bags. Making potato stamps is something my high school art teacher taught me. She had a print making project she wanted to do with our class but the linoleum that is used to carve for stamps was too expensive to buy for the entire class- potatoes fit her budget…

Try a potato print: Nick Morley is a pro and it shows — his designs are spectacular — but there's a reason potato prints are a staple of elementary school art classes: you don't have to have A fine motor skills to come up with something reasonably snappy.

DIY gift wrap - potato print penguins. Create your own wrapping paper with this festive kids craft. It is simple to make and looks so effective.

Every year, I am torn {pun intended} over Christmas wrap. I mean, it is such a HUGE waste of money, BUT the presents look so picturesque all neatly wrapped in festive paper. What’s a money-minded gal to do? The answer: make your own. It’s 1/2 the price, all the impact, and it give you something Read More >>

Potato printing is a simple activity for children of ages, all you need is a potato cut in half, a bit of imagination and some paint to get started. You can find lots of easy Christmas print ideas …