Five minute potato people
We had some green potatoes in the cupboard so before throwing them away we thought we would turn them into potato people.
You will need:
A parent or carer to supervise little ones
Washed potatoes
Buttons
Facial features cut from magazines
Tissue paper or wool for hair
Tooth picks or matchsticks
Pins (sewing pins with round heads are best, but if your littlies are too little just use glue or tape)
Then it’s just a matter of using the pins to attach the buttons and bits of paper and poking in the matchsticks for limbs. Suprisingly entertaining for a very simple activity.
Tags: 5 minute fix, potatoes, preschoolers, tutorial
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I Love Everything May 16th, 2006 22:13
Cute idea however are sewing pins and the small bits a good idea around children?
Paula May 16th, 2006 22:35
hi there… i really love this new blog and will be book marking it. i don’t have any kiddies of my own, but already i want to grow my own pineapple, read certain books (like bread and jam) out loud and visit an art gallery with my young cousins
deborah May 16th, 2006 23:37
Congratulations on your new site. I love it and will read it as avidly as I ever read loobylu. Good luck!
lammarama May 17th, 2006 00:11
I had forgotten all about potato people. As luck would have it, I happen to have a lovely family of potatoes in the pantry just waiting for some personality! Thanks for the reminder.
amy May 17th, 2006 00:28
I really like this site. I am glad that Soule Mama linked to it, or I might have missed it. One comment: I think that the ads are very intrusive. The design is so nice that the google ads distract from the flow of the site and make it look awkward. I know that the whole google ad thing is good for various reasons, but I have never seen it look nice.
Sarah May 17th, 2006 01:00
This is the cutest website on the internet! I wish Kiddley the best!
Elio May 17th, 2006 01:58
We love to do this and also we join potatoes together to make animals like horses and camels!
Kristy May 17th, 2006 02:52
Love your new kiddie blog and especially these potato folk.
Ali May 17th, 2006 03:49
This is brilliant, thank you !
lyn May 17th, 2006 05:39
Hi Paula! You are so right. I went to bed after post ing that last night and all I kept thinking was “oh no, I must put ‘Parental supervision a must’ when I get up in the morning”… thanks
Claire May 17th, 2006 05:42
But then it’s impossible to throw those cute little potato people away! Now you’ll have to do a post on avoiding separation anxiety from potato people, or mourning potato people past (passed?).
Love the site -
ribbu May 17th, 2006 06:31
Love your new site, well done.
Megan May 17th, 2006 08:27
Wow great stuff thanks : )
justine May 17th, 2006 12:15
I ran across Loobylo last night and thought “this is wonderful, i wish there was a web site like this with a focus on fun things to do with kids”. And then to my utter joy and amazement, you made my wish come true! Tomorrow we will be making potato kids and maybe growing a pineapple or two.
And let me just say a giant THANK YOU for putting out there a parenting web site that rejoices in how fun it is to have kids. I am really tired of hearing about things like “mommy wars” and “grups”. Your web site did exactly what I’m looking for at 10p.m. - make me excited for the new day I will enjoy with my kids tomorrow.
shannon May 17th, 2006 12:35
Hi, thanks for thie website, ithas been dutifully bookmarked and I will check in regularly. Love the potato people, my 4 year old will too! Thanks again
Em
Em May 17th, 2006 13:21
OH those are great. Never seen anything like them! So unique.
Gina May 17th, 2006 13:41
Congratulations Claire and Big P, this is a wonderful site. Good luck with the new baby and all your marvelous creations!!
The best of everything to you always.
shelley May 17th, 2006 15:10
Every day ideas for you and your kids…
This is a blog that every parents ought to know.
Lots of simple yet funny activities to do with your kids….
blogmemes.net May 17th, 2006 19:16
Great Idea! This little craft just entertained my 3 year old for 45 minutes. That’s close to a record.
kate May 18th, 2006 03:41
“i love making potato people. i haved this idea to make porcupines. i used lots of tootpicks.”
-thanks again. my daughter had a great time!!!
isabel (4 years old) May 18th, 2006 06:52
This is so nice! Make me smille! Fantastic idiea. Congratulation for this site! Great work!
ana ventura May 18th, 2006 20:53
[…] Se llama Kiddley y es un blog dedicado a los niños…..o mejor dicho, el blog esta dirigido a los padres de los niños ya que la idea es compartir enlaces educacionales, al igual que proyectos creativos y manualidades fáciles de hacer en casa. El blog, que aún tiene pocas entradas pero que promete cosas muy interesantes, nos cuenta por ejemplo, como hacer muñecos con unas papas, como crecer una mata de piña desde la fruta, nos recomienda algunas lecturas infantiles y algunas recetas para cocinar en familia. […]
Mami Delux » Kiddley - actividades para niños May 19th, 2006 06:10
[…] and yay for the wonderful new kiddley by claire & co! this new site idea couldn’t have come with better timing, max is so ready for preschool! we’re really excited to try out some potato people, but i think we’ll have to wait on letting him get behind our digital camera. since the last one had to be replaced because he decided to give it a “bubble bath.” Posted at 3:41 pm | […]
True Nature » pretty things May 19th, 2006 06:39
Thanks for the inspiration. Kiddley has arrived just in time as I’ve moved back to my aunt and uncles house, with a lively ten-month and nearly three year old cousins to entertain whenever I can.
With their parents away this weekend, I went to get supplies for the Potato people, but found sponges onsale for a big packet for one pound (living in the UK right now).
The results were colourful and my little cousin adored making her entire family out of coloured sponges.
I’ve flickr’d them at http://www.flickr.com/photos/annagone/149948397/
Anna May 21st, 2006 05:55
[…] I just found the cutest new blog, it is written by the same author of Loobylu. If you have kids or love doing crafts with kids, then you have to check it out, its called KIDDLEY. Its got all sorts of fun things to do and make, like the Five Minute Potato People or the Bedtime Bag […]
Irish Mama » Cutest New Blog May 23rd, 2006 01:32