We have started to have some fun with paints recently and the boy is really beginning to enjoy himself now that he has realised he doesn't HAVE to get his hands really messy. So far we have had fun painting with empty toilet rolls and pom poms, and this week we had some fun with potatoes too. I had a few new potatoes in the vegetable basket that had started to go a bit sprouty so, using a small sharp kitchen knife, I cut these in half and carved out shapes into the surface to use as stamps. I managed a square, a triangle, a rectangle, an oval and a crescent.  I'm afraid my attempt ...

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