Art Playgroup: Paint Mixing and Potato Stamping
In honor of St. Patrick’s day, we had a special art project today with our art playgroup friends. First, each child was given a bowl of blue and yellow paint to mix, creating our special color of the day, GREEN!
Then the kids used these potato stamps to stamp the paint onto their paper. I carved heart, triangle, and square stamps. I used a small cookie cutter for the hearts, and free-handed the others.
All in all, it was a simple project, but the kids seemed to enjoy it…though not as much as the paint popsicles–that’s the reigning favorite!
I also served some homemade green shamrock sugar cookies with white frosting and green sprinkles. I used a new recipe, and honestly, they didn’t turn out that great (this is the first time Martha has let me down!). The dough was really hard to work with, and they tasted bland. I’ll share my go-to butter sugar cookie recipe for Easter, coming up soon! (How is it that I haven’t shared this yet?)
You are seriously my mommy role model, Cara! That looks like so much fun.
Those look like so much fun 🙂
(were you a teacher in your past life??)
what a cute art project! How did you ever think to carve stamps into potatoes?? and i can’t wait for your sugar cookie recipe. I just tried one that i really liked (and learned that i can’t decorate cookies for the life of me), but I’m always open to more!
You ladies are too kind! 🙂
I was NOT a teacher in a past life. I’m an attorney, though not practicing right now. I just love arts and crafts! I have been having some thoughts lately of how to make a part-time gig out of this passion of mine…one with MUCH better hours than my former profession….