Friday, September 12, 2008

Potato Stamping Fun

I first learned how to make potato stamps in Girl Scouts. I really loved attending Girl Scouts and was one all through my elementary school years...good times. Anyhew, one week we learned how to make potato stamps and every now and then I pull this "oldie but goodie" out of my bag of tricks for my kids to enjoy. Both Luke and Emry have birthday parties to go to this weekend, so today we make homemade wrapping paper. They had a lot of fun, and got really messy. Does it get any better than that? Here are the pics, enjoy!

Luke's going to his best friend Kristian's pirate party,
so we made a skull N cross bones and a ship.

Emry's going to a princess party,
so it was a crown and heart for her stamps!
(she got a little crazy with the paint, she ended up painting in undies, a true artist!)
Here they are, all wrapped and looking gorgeous!

10 comments:

Alissa Nicolau said...

Great idea Millie! Love the metallic paint on the princess package. And was that a, um, digital wristwatch on Emry's ankle???

Trina said...

Cool! You cease to amaze me with your great ideas for your kids! What a fun activity and gift for their friends! Good job!

millie said...

you'd better believe that's a watch. what you can't see in the photo is that she has one on the other ankle too!!! what can i say, she's a nut.

robertsfamof5 said...

Great job mom. So cute! makin me look bad once again!

Roxi and Ephraim's Family said...

Lucas seems quite excited about his gift. Very cool. Very cool. Being naked may take after the May side after all. I wasn't sure where my kids learned to run around naked, but now I know that it runs on the May side of the family too. Emry still has accessories and undies on though. Daphne will be proud of her.

KristyKay said...

Accessorize...accessorize...accessorize!!'s That's my girl! As for the naked part, well, that's just part of bein' a California girl I guess.

Audra said...

Really cute paper idea! Potato stamps totally reminds me of girl scouts, too. "Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold". hee hee

sanaejames photography said...

msn...you are seriously the coolest mom in the world. It's official. You've got everyone beat. man...so creative and always so fun. I need to let my kids get a little more messy (I'm always hesitant, hate cleaning up the mess!) Anyway, those wrapping papers ROCK!

Heber and his "Deli" aka: Adele said...

I bet your kids have fun with from sun-up to sun-down. I love the idea.....they both look so proud of their finished presents too. So cute!

Carr Family said...

I was just telling Brielle about this. We were planning on doing them in the next few days. I love the idea of decorating your own wrapping paper. So cute!!

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