Hoping my girls...
>> Friday, February 12, 2010 –
Allison,
holidays,
projects,
Valentine's Day
...Have a wonderful day at school and enjoy giving out there Valentines Cards :)
They had a blast making them!
Here's how you can make some.
Potato-Stamp Caterpillar
Materials
- Potato
- Paring knife
- cookie cutter
- Acrylic paints
- Paper plates
- 4- by 6-inch white index card
- Paper towels
- Markers
- Instructions
- Create the heart stamp (a parent's job): choose a nice big potato and cut it in half. Use the cookie cutter to push in the potato, then carve away the surrounding potato with a paring knife.
- Spread a different color of paint on each paper plate
- Have your kids print a chain of hearts to make the caterpillar on the index cards. Blot the potato on a paper towel before switching colors.
- After the paint dries, use markers to add legs, a face, antennae, and a valentine message.
- Create the heart stamp (a parent's job): choose a nice big potato and cut it in half. Use the cookie cutter to push in the potato, then carve away the surrounding potato with a paring knife.
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