Hold on to those extra potatoes and transform them into adorable potato people! All you need is a potato, toothpicks and some veggie scraps to make these sweet potato characters. We love food crafts!
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There's no greater way to enjoy food scraps than by playing with them! Crafting with food helps teach your kids about what they're eating as they create fabulous food art!
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👍Why We Love this Craft
Nostalgic! This potato people craft evokes strong nostalgia for sure. Who doesn't love the traditional Mr. Potato Head toy!
Fosters creativity. The cool thing about this craft is that there are no specific guidelines and kids can pretty much do whatever they want. Let them decide which veggies they want to use, and where.
Play with veggies! Kids will be using almost only vegetables to create their potato person. What a fun way to learn about these healthy ingredients!
Learn about potatoes! This potato people craft also provides a great opportunity to share some fun facts about potatoes, like how potato skin is super high in Potassium, which helps to regulate blood pressure and keep our muscles healthy.
✂️ Supplies
- Potato- any kind of potato will work!
- Sliced veggies- use whatever you have, like onion slices, red pepper, or mushrooms.
- Toothpicks
- Markers
Note: We recommend Curious Chef Kid-Friendly Knives if kids want to do the chopping!
📝Instructions
Step 1: Create your potato people's face: Use toothpicks to secure veggie facial features to your potato. We used onion slices as hair, a slice of red pepper as the mouth, 2 pieces of frozen corn for the eyes (thaw them in the microwave first), and bigger mushroom chunks for ears.
Step 2: Accessorize! Use markers to draw on any leftover features. For example, we drew a nose and added eyelashes to the corn eyes. You can even draw a bow tie or necklace on your potato people.
Step 3: Add arms and legs. As a final touch, add toothpick arms and legs. You can even stick on chopped pieces of red pepper or mushroom as hands and feet.
Note: Toothpicks are sharp. For young children especially, this craft will require adult supervision and/or assistance.
🖍️ Tips and Tricks
- We recommend Curious Chef Kid-Friendly Knives if kids want to do the chopping!
- Adults can cut toothpicks in half ahead of time if they are too large.
- Snack on veggies while crafting! Consider preparing some extra sliced veggies for kids to sample as they craft.
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🥔 Adorable Potato People
Materials
- 1 potato
- 3-5 sliced veggies of choice
- markers any colors
- 3-5 toothpicks
Instructions
- Create your potato people's face: Use toothpicks to secure veggie facial features to our potatoes. We used onion slices as hair, a slice of red pepper as the mouth, 2 pieces of frozen corn for the eyes (thaw them in the microwave first), and bigger mushroom chunks for ears.
- Accessorize! Use markers to draw in any leftover features. For example, we drew a nose and added eyelashes to the corn eyes. You can even draw a bow tie or necklace on your potato people.
- Add arms and legs. As a final touch, add toothpick arms and legs. You can even stick on chopped pieces of red pepper or mushroom as hands and feet.
Notes
- We recommend Curious Chef Kid-Friendly Knives if kids want to do the chopping!
- Adults can cut toothpicks in half ahead of time if they are too large.
- Snack on veggies while crafting! Consider preparing some extra sliced veggies for kids to sample as they craft.
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