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Potato Prints for Fall

October 6, 2009 By Jimmie Quick 9 Comments

Potato Prints Fall Craft
This was our first time ever to make potato stamps and then do potato printing. As crafty as we are, we’re always finding new projects. It was so fun! Potatoes are a great medium for making homemade stamps because they are available and inexpensive.

Cut the potatoes in half

Generally, I have misgivings about using food for crafts since it seems wasteful. But then I compared the 75¢ I spent on potatoes with my last Dick Blick order of $75, and I realized that it maybe wasn’t quite as wasteful as I thought. Using a potato half, we tried to draw a simple shape. That worked the first time, but thereafter the pen was wet and wouldn’t draw. Instead we just etched an outline with a ball point pen. Here’s a heart. potato stamp HEART

Then using carving tools and kitchen knives, we cut around the design to leave a raised stamp. Some people use utility knives, but they scare me. This is a rather dangerous craft. Sprite is ten, so she can handle the tools well, but you’d have to cut out the stamps for little ones.

carving heart potato stamp

A pumpkin shape for autumn! pumpkin shaped potato stamp

A man!

making a manI made a cat face. cat potato stamp

Here are our potato stamps ready to use.

potato printing

We found that brushing on the paint (versus dipping) was the most efficient way. Sprite is so creative! This stamp can be either a briefcase or a mug, she said! painting surface of stamp

Two businessmen.

potato printing men with briefcase

Our Oreo is the subject of this stamp! potato printing black cat

 

potato prints of pumpkin

potato printing yellow stars

By brushing on the paint, we could get two-tone effects like this acorn and pumpkin.

potato printing acorn and pumpkin

It was fun, creative play. We had no practical objectives. We just stamped some paper. Towards the end, I did suggest Sprite make some Fall greeting cards to send to grandparents back in America. She did, but the fun was simply in the creating the stamps and experimenting with them.  It was a creative day all around. We made homemade lemon sherbet from fresh lemons and baked cinnamon pretzels. It was a messy and productive day!

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Filed Under: crafts Tagged With: crafts, potatoes, printing

Comments

  1. Christie says

    October 6, 2009 at 10:08 pm

    LOVE the pumpkin/ acorn prints… very cute.
    .-= Christie´s last blog ..Life Gets in the Way =-.

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  2. Dawn says

    October 7, 2009 at 3:13 am

    I love the stamps. They came our really well. We have never done that before. I really should give it a try when the kids are a tad older.
    Blessings,
    Dawn

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  3. MichelleL says

    October 7, 2009 at 6:30 am

    Those look great! How incredibly creative!
    .-= MichelleL´s last blog ..We Are Moving! =-.

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  4. Marsha says

    October 7, 2009 at 9:14 am

    What a fun idea! We often stamp cards or pictures to send… works well for my boys who hate to draw.

    Care to share your cinnamon pretzel recipe?
    .-= Marsha´s last blog ..Favorite Things: Vanity Edition =-.

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  5. Dana says

    October 7, 2009 at 9:40 am

    Love those potato prints! 🙂
    .-= Dana´s last blog ..Winter’s Tail Virtual Field Trip =-.

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  6. Evelyn Saenz says

    October 7, 2009 at 10:10 am

    You always have the most creative ideas. Potato prints make a fun, hands-on, creative activity for fall. As always, thank you so much for sharing.
    .-= Evelyn Saenz´s last blog ..Purple Star Award for My Lensography! =-.

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  7. HsKubes says

    October 7, 2009 at 11:29 am

    Just LOVE these! Thanks so much for sharing.
    ~ Christina
    .-= HsKubes´s last blog ..A Night of Encouragement… =-.

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  8. Amy says

    November 15, 2016 at 3:32 pm

    Such a fun idea! We did this for 4th of July with stars:) They are so cute but the pumpkin is my favorite.

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  9. Amanda says

    November 16, 2016 at 2:54 pm

    Cute craft ~ and I love that it uses supplies we all most likely already have on hand.

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