Are you looking for a simple craft idea that the whole family can take part in? Here’s an easy potato stamp card. This is great to celebrate Christmas and it’s also the perfect excuse to get kids crafty today!
Reindeer Craft Idea Using A Potato As A Stamp
Sometimes you have to look in the least-likely place to find your BEST craft supply material {especially when it comes to kid crafts!} This is REALLY becoming my craft motto as of late!
Take for example today’s Potato Stamped Reindeer Card tutorial!
Not only is this reindeer handmade card art project a kid friendly one, that is great to celebrate the Christmas season with, BUT it’s also the perfect excuse to get the kids crafty while you make dinner in the kitchen that night. Just save a potato from hitting the boiling water and have kids set up shop on the dining room table. Seriously – you won’t believe how simple and inexpensive this potato stamped craft is!!
PLUS, as an extra bonus craft idea, you can also turn the finished stamped reindeer heads into ornaments for the tree, if you like! Just trim around your finished design and punch a hole on the top for threading! Easy peasy!
So what are you waiting for? There are so many ways to make this reindeer kids craft idea super awesome today! Find all the details you need to know in the full tutorial below, so you craft up some potato stamped reindeer friend cards with your child within minutes. Then come show off your creations on my Facebook page for everyone to see!
Happy crafting this holiday season, my friends!!! #gluedtomycrafts
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Making a handmade potato stamped reindeer card is the perfect last-minute Christmas gift idea. This project is fun and easy enough for kids to do too!
Craft Supplies:
- White Cardstock Paper
- Red Cardstock Paper
- Pre-Folded Cardstock Card
- Adhesive
- Scissors
- 1 – Large Raw Potato
- Knife – adult supervision ALWAYS!
- Brown Craft Paint
- Small Paper Plate
- Large Wiggle Eyes
- Black Sharpie Marker
- Embellishments
Directions:
- First things first – if you haven’t made your card yet, go ahead and do that. I made mine a basic square shape but yours can be any shape or size you like!
- Go ahead and also cut out a piece of white cardstock, that will fit to the front of your card. This is where we will be making our stamped reindeer design on.
- Secure the white cardstock piece to the front of the card with a glue stick.
- Now grab your potato and knife.
- Cut your potato in half. You only need ONE potato half for your craft. This is your stamp for the reindeer’s head.
- Squirt some brown craft paint on your paper plate.
- Rub your potato half in the brown paint, until it’s completely covered.
- Next take the potato half and stamp it in the center of the white cardstock.
- Lift up the potato half and set it on the paper plate.
- Set aside the card to allow it to dry completely.
- Now grab your red cardstock paper and scissors.
- Cut out an oval nose piece for the reindeer.
- When the stamped design from earlier is dry enough, go ahead and grab it, along with the glue stick.
- Secure the nose paper piece to the stamped design.
- Add on the wiggle eyes.
- To finish off the potato stamped reindeer card, use the Sharpie marker to draw on antlers to tie it all together.
- Add any other embellishments you see fit, before gifting away your stamped potato reindeer card proudly!
- Discard the used potato afterwards {please do not attempt to eat it afterwards.}
- Don’t forget to share pictures with us on your social media sites! #gluedtomycrafts
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So what do you think of our potato stamped reindeer card idea? Super creative, am I right?
By chance, are you looking for more fun Christmas themed kid crafts from Glued To My Crafts? Check out these past posts, listed below, for some inspiration!
Be sure to also follow on Pinterest for more fun ideas!
Paper Plate Reindeer
Paper Plate Ornament
Marbled Paper Trees
Reindeer Frame
No Cook Peppermint Playdough
Paper Plate Snow Globe
Christmas Canvas Ideas
Paper Plate Santa
Paper Plate Gingerbread Man
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