Easy Easter Potato Prints

Make some colorful Easter decorations by painting on potatoes!

Items you will need

• Six egg-shaped potatoes

• Cutting board

• Knife

• Acrylic paints

• Paint brush

• White and coloured paper

• Craft glue

• Coloured glitter

• Scissors

• Paper towel

Step-by-Step Instructions

• Carefully cut each potato in half

• Cut out various different shapes in the potatoes as shown in the video below. Each pattern can be different

• Pat potato surfaces dry on paper towel

• Paint the raised surfaces with your chosen colours

• Turn the potato over and print each potato shape onto blank or coloured paper, or onto cards

• Wait for the paint to dry

• When dry, carefully run your glue around the outline of each colour.

• Sprinkle glitter sparingly and shake off the excess to keep

• Allow the glue to dry

• Cut out each egg shape around the edge, leaving a small margin

Ideas for your colored potato prints…

1. Stick them back-to-back. Punch a hole at the pointy end and tie them onto a painted twig tree placed into a pot

2. Stick them side-by-side to form an egg-shaped Easter card

3. Stick them onto the front of a blank card to make Happy Easter cards for friends and family.

4. Cut vertical slits at the top of one and the bottom of another. Slide them together to form a 3D Easter Egg.

5. Stick them all onto a large poster to hang on the wall

Happy printing!

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