Valentine’s Day is next week! If you’re still looking for a sweet card idea for your kids, these Beet Heart Stamps may be the thing! They are so cute and so easy and so much fun too!
After we finished our last crafting post – Potato Snowmen – I began considering other vegetables that might be used as stamps. Beets! Of course! Not only are they cheap and easy to find, they’re also the most beautiful and vibrant shade of pink, naturally. Sooo…they’re perfect for making heart prints! Just in time for Valentine’s Day too. Making beet heart stamps couldn’t be easier. Keep scrolling to learn how to do it.
Supplies you need for beet heart stamps
- Beets. You will need raw whole beets for this project.
- White card paper. This is what you’ll use to make Valentine’s Day cards, but you could use regular copy paper or light colored construction paper too.
- Black marker. A black pen or fine-tipped permanent marker will be used to draw a face on your hearts or write a message on your Valentine’s Day card.
how to make beet heart stamps
- Pick out your beet. When you go to the store to pick out your beets, be sure to get fresh beets, so they are nice and juicy and not dried out. You’ll also want to look for whole beets on the larger side, so you have plenty of room to cut out the heart shape. Do not cook the beets or cut them up.
- Cut out a heart shape. Grab a sharp knife and cut off the stalk (tops) and stem (bottom) of your beet. Then using a pattern, or a cookie cutter, or just free handing, cut a heart shape into the largest smooth side of the beet.
- Press onto a card. While the beet is still freshly cut, immediately position it onto the white paper and press down with medium pressure. Lift it up to reveal a pretty magenta colored heart print. Add as many hearts to your paper as you wish!
- Finish up. Allow, it to dry for a minute or two, and then grab a black Sharpie to make your hearts unique. Write a sweet Valentine’s Day message, draw a silly face, draw a funny scene! Whatever your little heart desires!
Things to Consider when making beet heart stamps
- How to reuse the stamp. Since the beet will dry out rather quickly once it’s been cut, to make it last, try boiling a few beets in a pot of water for about 15-20 minutes. Allow the water to cool, then ladle out about a 1/4 cup of the pink “beet water” into a shallow bowl. Dip your beet heart stamp into the beet water, dab the drips with a towel, and stamp onto your paper. This way, you can keep the project going using the same stamp for days!
- Beet juice stains. Although beets are naturally vibrant and beautiful, the pink color does stain, so be sure to do this project over a table cloth or towel to protect your surfaces. Also, be prepared for pink fingers! The pink wears off after a few hours, but you may consider using gloves if this bothers you.
- Messages to use. When we made our Valentine’s Day cards, we drew sweet faces on the heart and then added the line, “you make my heart skip a BEET” from that old 1966 Buck Owens song. But some other message ideas are “my heart BEETS for you” or “Valentine, you can’t be BEET!” or “nothing BEETS our love” or “you are my BEET friend.” Or you could forget the puns and just draw funny scenes like my daughter did. She drew two beet hearts swinging, out on a candlight dinner, she even made one couple rock climbing. Ha ha. Just get creative and have fun!
How to Make Beet Heart Stamps
Valentine's Day is next week! If you're still looking for a sweet card idea for your kids, these Beet Heart Stamps may be the thing! They are so cute and so easy and so much fun too!
Materials
- Beets
- Heart cookie cutter or pattern
- White paper
- Black permanent marker
Tools
- Knife
- Cutting board
Instructions
1. Grab a sharp knife and cut off the stalk and stem of your beet. Then using a pattern, or a cookie cutter, or free handing, cut a heart shape into the largest smooth side of the beet.
2. While the beet is still freshly cut, immediately position it onto the white paper and press down with medium pressure. Lift it up to reveal a pretty magenta colored heart. Add as many hearts to your paper as you wish!
3. Allow it to dry for a minute or two, and then grab a black permanent marker to make your heart print unique. Write a sweet Valentine's Day message, draw a silly face, draw a funny scene! Whatever your little heart desires!
Notes
This is how you can use your stamp more than once: Boil a few beets in a pot of water for about 15-20 minutes. Allow the water to cool, then ladle out about a 1/4 cup of the pink "beet water" into a shallow bowl. Dip your beet heart stamp into the beet water, dab the drips with a towel and stamp onto your paper. This way, you can keep the project going using the same stamp for days!
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