Potato Print Valentines Card

Today myself & the wee'un got into the crafty mood - it may have been the sunshine!

We had just finished a box of cereal & rather than put the box into recycling I decided to open it up & use it constructively. I had planned to let Judy do a bit of potato printing. I have never done this before - but how hard could it be? I also went to the cupboard & discovered I only had salad potatoes... not exactly large, but what the hell they would do!

Using a small but sharp kitchen knife I cut a heart into the potato half. It was far easier than I thought. It's not perfect but this is potato printing so give it a go even if you don't consider yourself creative.

Mixing just some red & white into an old take away pot I mixed the colours in the middle to create different shades from light pink to red. After a few examples Judy was excited to give it a go, with her little concentration face! A little while into it she got a little bored & wanted either a new colour or a new challenge so she had a go with a paintbrush pretending to write to my dictation "To Daddy, Happy Valentines, Love Judy x"

After that she went back to the potato happily stamping away.

It was super duper easy so I can't wait to play with this again. I can try my hand at carving more intricate designs into the potato & Judy can have a go with a wider colour palette. Sometimes Mummy is too 'designery'

I let the paint dry & then using a steel rule & stanley knife (although ordinary scissors would do) I cropped a cute bit out ready for Valentines tomorrow. 

Daddy will have a nice surprise in the morning with this & the flapjacks we made him. :)