Project {Patriotic Potatoes}

Chuck and I decided to decorate our wagon for the local "Push & Pull Parade" on the Fourth of July. The premise is pretty simple: decorate a non-motorized vehicle (bikes, wagons, trikes, scooters, strollers) in red white and blue, and parade through town. I thought it sounded like a fun way to celebrate the holiday. 

Chuck is two-and-a-half, so I knew I needed a stamp with a sturdy handle. I went to Michael's to pick up a couple of things to decorate, but had a really hard time finding toddler stamps. With a little bit a tinkering, I turned a potato into a perfect Chuck sized stamp! We stamped a simple round coffee filter with our stars and made a super simple star fan bunting to decorate our wagon. You could also use this bunting to decorate a BBQ table, a fence, or any place else that needs a touch of red, white and blue! 

Have a Happy Fourth of July! 

Materials: 
Star-Shaped Cookie Cutter 
Potato (wide enough to cover the cookie cutter) 
Round Coffee Filters 

Sharp Knife 
Red & Blue Paint 

Directions: Cut your potato in half, preferably at the widest part. Insert your star cookie cutter into the potato. While the cookie cutter is still in the potato, take your knife and cut around the outside of the potato, leaving only the star shape intact. 
Remove the cookie cutter Stamp away!