10 DIY Potato Projects You Can Enjoy in Your Homeschool

We have recently released our Life Cycle of a Potato Unit Study, and Adventures in Ireland #1, which is all about the History of the Irish Potato, traditional recipes, and the beginning Adventure to start with when learning all about Ireland with kids! Because of these new releases, I have got potatoes on the brain, that’s for sure, and I wanted to share with you some fun ways you can use the potatoes in your house while using our Life Cycle of a Potato and Ireland learning resources in your homeschool or classroom!

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What I love the most about using Potatoes in crafts, or other projects, is that they are so versatile, and you can bring them in for any season, or theme, or time of year. I have included some great seasonal craft ideas as well, so whenever you begin your #readpaintcook adventures in Ireland or dive into our Life Cycle of a Potato, you have some inspiration! And just so you know, we have loads of fun art projects found in our adventures in Ireland, on top of these optional ideas.

10 DIY PROJECTS USING POTATOES

Make Your Own Potato People Craft for St. Patrick’s Day | buggy and buddy

Easter Egg Potato Stamp Ideas for Kids | natural beach living

Butterfly Potato Stamps | the pinterested parent

DIY How to Make Potato Stamps | whats up mom you tube:

Potato stamps are so easy and inexpensive to make and you won't believe all the beautiful things you can create with them!! This is the perfect summer DIY pr...

DIY Potato Stamping Fall Leaves | say yes

Stamped Tea Towel DIY Christmas Gift Idea | make and do crew

Potatos and Cookie Cutters | on inch world

Potato Stamp Art | i heart arts n crafts

Learn How to Grow Potatoes in Containers (Step by Step Guide) | project diaries you tube:

★ How to: Grow Potatoes in Containers (Step by Step Guide) Today's Project Diary Video I will be showing you how to grow Potatoes in Containers at home. I wi...

Growing Potatoes with Homemade Crates | old world garden farms

Learn How to Plant Your Own Potatoes Using a Raised Bed | garden answer you tube:

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There are so many fun, and creative projects here for you to come back to throughout the year, and try out and we are planing on giving the potato people craft a try, as well as planting some potatoes in our garden, or yard somehow this summer! These 10 projects really go along perfectly with our Learning Resources that you can find in our shop now.

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Would you like to check them out? Find them below:

Adventures in Ireland 1: Potatoes + Irish Stew + Soda Bread
$8.50

Continue your #readpaintcook journey with our first Adventure in Ireland with the Build Your Masterpiece Class, all about the flag, map, and History of the Irish Potato! This is the first of 3 adventures in Ireland, and includes hands-on art projects, art appreciation, art history, cooking Irish soda bread and lamb and vegetable stew, plus so much more! Perfect for kids ages 3 to 13 and beyond with our 40 page PDF. This adventure goes perfectly with our Life Cycle of a Potato Unit Study which is part of the Food We Eat Series of Life Cycle Unit Studies and our Vegetable Garden Learning Pack.

What’s included:

  • 5 Lesson Plans; I is for Ireland, History of the Irish Flags, P is for Potato, History of the Irish Potato, Irish Art Appreciation, and S is for Soda Bread

  • Book Lists for all topics, plus YouTube video links via QR Codes with as many read aloud’s as we can find for you to enjoy on the go

  • 5 coloring pages; Europe Map, Ireland Map, Ireland Flag, Potatoes in the Garden, Irish Soda Bread

  • Letter pages for PreK-grade 2

  • Worksheets; sentence tracing and coloring for K-3+

  • Artist Spotlight and Art Appreciation of Gerard Dillion 1916-1971 and a focus on the Connemara area of Ireland

  • 1 Art Project; Potato Stamping

  • 2 traditional recipes of Irish Soda Bread and Authentic Irish Stew with a Lesson Plan, History lesson, books and Coloring Page for life skills in the kitchen, math connections and more!

  • Plus Additional Learning Resources via QR Codes with so many fun things to learn right at your fingertips while teaching

  • Europe Coloring Map - Find Italy on it and color it in. Use again and again to continue to add more color as you learn about more countries along your #readpaintcook journey

  • The Build Your Masterpiece Class Passport and Stamp Ireland #1 to collect!

  • 3-part cards for the topics learned in this lesson about Ireland’s Flags, Map, Potatoes, old ways of cooking, Connemara, and more.

This digital product is for personal use only. Books and props not included, mix + match this adventure with our Life Cycle of a Potato Unit Study.

Life Cycle of a Potato Unit Study
$7.00

Learn all about the Life Cycle of a Potato with the second Montessori-Inspired Unit Study Series called “Ingredients We Cook With” for kids age 3 to 12. Learn about the 6 stages of how a potato grows along with the history of the French Fry, and so much more with our 41-page PDF that will encourage an appreciation for how potatoes grow, plus enjoy counting and cooking with them! This Life Cycle is a companion study for the Adventures in Ireland #1, which also features the Irish Potato, Potato stamping projects, art appreciation, maps, flags and more. It also pairs wonderfully with The Masterpiece Numbers - Counting 1 to 30 Learning Pack, for counting fun with Potatoes, watercolor dots and number flashcards you can color in.

What’s included in this Life Cycle Unit Study?

  • Curriculum Guide, Book Lists, Helpful Video Links and a special QR Code with Additional Learning Resources via our website

  • Sprout a Potato in a Jar Experiment and Coloring Page

  • How a Potato Grows Lesson Page

  • Sequencing Activity

  • The History of the French Fry

  • 4 Awesome Potato Recipes

  • Life Cycle of a Potato Watercolor Poster

  • Life Cycle of a Potato Coloring Page

  • 3 Part Cards

  • 3-D Life Cycle of a Potato Craft

  • Tracing + Coloring Pages

  • Parts of a Potato Plant Coloring Page

  • Coloring Pages

  • Pp Potato Card

  • Potato Counting Cards 1-20

This digital product was created for your personal use only. Books and props are not included.

I would love to see your potato masterpieces, please share them with us on Instagram, and if you are following us there, please check out out stories, and IgTv as we will be sharing more about our #readpaintcook learning journey with our Adventures in our homeschool.

Enjoy building your masterpiece,

~Alexandra

Alexandra Derry