Did you play games with potatoes when you were a kid—tossing the hot potato or that one where you and your friends stood in two lines and you had to pass a potato from under one chin to another?
We aren’t going to play those games today. :0)
I have a necklace project that is simple for you to help your child make. It’s also perfect for a young Girl Scout Troop to create.
Potato Necklace
Materials Needed:
2 potatoes
Yarn, string or fish line
Beads
Acrylic paint
Paintbrush
Paper plates (for paint)
Darning needle
Toothpicks
Step 1:
Peel potatoes and chop into 1/2-inch pieces. This next step takes quite a bit of time: you want to dry out the potatoes so they will shrink and shrivel. You can do this one of two ways. Use a darning needle and thread the pieces through the middle onto a string of yarn, or place a toothpick in the middle of each piece and place in the oven (on a cookie sheet) for 6 hours at 200 degrees. The end result: you want them to be hard and blackened.
Step 2:
Once pieces have properly dried, they’re ready to paint. Use any color you’d like — turquoise paint actually makes the pieces look similar to real turquoise! Let dry.
Step 3:
Now you’re ready to string your painted pieces. potato pieces and beads on fishing line, yarn or string, for a beautiful necklace. Tie off the end with a knot.
Helpful Hints:Â Two potatoes yield approximately 20 pieces.
